MA in Philosophy
Master of Arts
The Department does not offer a terminal M.A. program but does award the M.A. to students on the way to the Ph.D.
The M.A. degree requires a minimum of 30 semester hours. Requirements include courses in metaphysics and epistemology, history of philosophy, logic and philosophy of science, ethics, and value theory. An oral final examination also is required. There is no foreign language requirement. The director of graduate studies, Prof. David Cunning, can provide more information.
COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT'S STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE M.A. AND PH.D. DEGREES Click here
Joint Master of Arts and J.D.
The department offers a joint degree program with the College of Law, in which students pursue an M.A. degree in philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences simultaneously with a J.D. degree in the College of Law. The College of Law permits dual degree candidates to count up to 12 semester hours of course work taken in the joint program toward the 90 semester hours required for the J.D., providing the 12 semester hours are earned after admission to the joint degree program and after matriculation at the College of Law. The Department of Philosophy requires that 18 semester hours (instead of the usual 24) of the 30 semester hours required for the M.A. be earned in graduate courses in philosophy. The department's requirement of a minimum of 42 semester hours in philosophy in undergraduate and graduate work combined is reduced to 36 semester hours for students in the joint program. The director of graduate studies, Prof. David Cunning, can provide more information.
The College of Law web page about the M.A. and J.D. degree is available here.
