Admission Requirements

• Applicants must pass the personal interview.

• Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in Philosophical Studies with a minimum grade of Good. International students are exempt from the minimum grade requirement.

Target Group

Egyptians and International Students

Program Duration

Minimum: 3 years

Maximum: 5 years

Application Period

Applications are accepted from the beginning of August until the end of the second week of the academic year.

Credit Hours

50 credit hours

Program Advantages:

• Meeting labor market demands in the humanities and philosophical writing.

• Developing advanced digital skills for conducting and publishing philosophical research.

• Keeping pace with digital transformation and artificial intelligence developments.

• Strengthening research capabilities in the humanities.

• Offering diverse specializations and research fields.

• Enhancing opportunities for career advancement across various sectors.

• Preparing qualified academics capable of teaching philosophy in Egypt and abroad.

• Improving responsiveness to social and technological changes.

• Providing career opportunities in diverse sectors.

• Promoting communication and teamwork skills.

• Contributing to the development of a philosophical community within Egypt and internationally.

• Addressing the growing demand for specialists in philosophy.

• Developing advanced research skills in philosophical studies.

Skills Acquired by Graduates

• Conduct advanced philosophical research and publish in high-impact academic venues.

• Apply philosophical research methodologies and concepts effectively.

• Critically and creatively analyze philosophical texts.

• Utilize modern technologies in philosophical research and academic writing.

• Strengthen academic and administrative competencies.

• Employ artificial intelligence tools in philosophical research and textual analysis.

• Manage research projects and participate in collaborative humanities research.

• Teach and supervise academic research.

• Communicate effectively in academic and professional settings.

• Identify major issues in Hellenistic Greek philosophy and explain their influence on contemporary philosophy.

• Analyze the historical transformations of modern science and contribute to theoretical discussions on scientific development.

• Examine medieval mystical schools and their relationship to contemporary forms of mysticism in both Eastern and Western traditions.

• Investigate major issues in ancient Eastern thought and their connections with Western philosophy.

• Understand Orientalism and apply reverse analytical approaches through the field of Occidentalism.

• Apply ethical theories to contemporary social challenges and propose philosophical solutions.

• Analyze contemporary trends in Jewish philosophy through their historical foundations.

• Study the evolution of ideas independently from their material contexts.

• Enhance multilingual philosophical translation skills.

• Apply modern educational methodologies and contribute to curriculum development.

• Use hermeneutical approaches to interpret legal and religious texts.

• Examine contemporary theological issues through the study of Islamic theology (Kalam).

• Analyze contemporary Western philosophical movements and their relationship to modern Arab thought.

• Explore the relationship between metaphysics and science.

• Address contemporary medical and environmental challenges through applied ethics.

• Conduct in-depth analysis of the relationship between mythology, ideology, and human thought.

• Contribute to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind, consciousness, and cognition.

• Apply philosophical concepts and methodologies to literary studies.

• Examine knowledge production in postmodern thought and its relevance to the Arab world.

• Understand the theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence through the study of fuzzy logic and related concepts.

• Analyze digital media from a philosophical perspective and evaluate its impact on contemporary society.

• Explore contemporary philosophy of language and its implications for the development of Arabic philosophical discourse.

• Examine the relationship between philosophy and cinema and critically evaluate visual media using philosophical approaches.

Contact Information

Email:
gehan.elsayed@art.asu.edu.eg

Program Link:

https://arts.asu.edu.eg/storage/uploads/mediacenter/2022/7ILSRrRBNMM3834g.pdf