About the Faculty

The Faculty’s reputation draws many distinguished visiting philosophers each year from around the world to give lectures or seminars. Almost every major philosopher speaks in Oxford at some time.

More than 500 undergraduates are admitted to study philosophy in Oxford each year, always in combination with another subject. The Faculty also has more than 100 graduate students, taking either a taught graduate degree or working towards a doctorate.

Oxford is a collegiate university, and every registered student becomes a member of one of the colleges. In this way, he or she has access not only to the extensive libraries and facilities of the University but also to the varied and more intimate life of a college. Colleges offer their students excellent libraries and facilities of their own.

Teaching at Oxford is by lectures and classes and by tutorials or supervisions. Courses of lectures and classes are offered on an extensive range of topics for both undergraduates and graduates. Tutorials are a special feature of Oxford; undergraduates receive regular and frequent tutorials either individually or in pairs from members of the Faculty. All graduate students also receive frequent individual supervisions.