ABOUT US

Located in Wuhan, a major center for technology, the arts, education, and industry in China’s scenic Yangtze Valley, Wuhan University is an international research university, with one of the top five philosophy departments in China. The School of Philosophy has around 500 undergraduate students, and 500 graduate students, and our large, international faculty is engaged in all areas of philosophical research, with divisions dedicated to traditional Chinese philosophy, contemporary western philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and Marxist philosophy. 

Please check out our website at www.whu.edu.cn/phi/

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

This is a two-year MA program, intended to provide an excellent training in philosophy.  Our faculty have received training from some of the top philosophy programs in the world, including:

Thomas Besch (PhD, Oxford) 

Lian Cheng (PhD, Rice)

Xiaoxu Chen (PhD, Cambridge)

Yong Cheng (PhD, National University of Singapore)

Ben Cross (PhD, Sydney)

Changchi Hao (PhD, Fordham)

Zhiqian Jin (PhD, Bergische University of Wuppertal)

Jianjun Li (PhD, University of Munich) 

Yong Li (PhD, Saint Louis University) 

Leheng Liu (PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Matt Lutz (PhD, University of South California)

Bradley Monton (PhD, Princeton)

Bryan W. Van Norden (PhD, Stanford)

Ming Xu (PhD, Pittsburgh) 

Ru Ye (PhD, Cornell)

Zemian Zheng (PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Wuhan University has a strong tradition of research on Chinese Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy with leading scholars, such as Qiyong Guo, Genyou Wu and Bryan W. Van Norden.  The Journal of Comparative Philosophy and Comparative Culture is edited by our department.  Our Comparative Philosophy Institute is one of the leading research centers in China.  We are also one of China’s leading centers for research in New Confucianism, Ming and Qing Philosophy, German Idealism, and Medieval Western Philosophy.

ABOUT THE CURRICULUM

All courses offered for the MA are taught in English. In addition to required coursework, students are expected to write a thesis in order to earn the degree.  Students can also take courses outside this program.  The School of Philosophy offers a doctoral degree in philosophy (many of the courses for which are taught in Chinese).  The following are the courses that are offered in the MA program.

Curriculum of Philosophy

*The above information is for reference only.