Due to the fundamentally interdisciplinary nature of the university’s Committee on Social Thought, the Joint Degree Program in Social Thought & Philosophy a true joint degree program. Students are required to fulfill the complete set of program requirements in both Philosophy and Social Thought. The Joint Degree Program is designed for students who are willing to take the time and trouble to satisfy both sets of standards within their allotted term as graduate students at the University of Chicago. Upon completion of this Joint Degree program, the student shall be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy and Social Thought.