M.A. in Philosophy
Once
admitted, students must successfully complete (with a grade
of
B- or higher for each course, except when otherwise stated) at
least
30 credit
hours in accordance with the following requirements:
I. 6 credit hours of
Proseminar I and 6 credit hours of Proseminar II
II. A 3 credit hour course in symbolic logic with a grade
of “B” or
better
III.
6 credit hours of coursework in the History of Philosophy from
the list appearing in “Areas of Study and Coursework”
IV.
3 credit hours of coursework in Metaphysics, Epistemology, and
Logic from the list appearing in “Areas of Study and Coursework”
V.
3 credit hours in Value Theory from the list appearing in “Areas
of
Study and Coursework”
VI. Coursework or an examination demonstrating reading proficiency
in
one of the following languages: ancient Greek, Latin, French,
German,
or a substitute approved by the Director of Graduate
Studies
and the Department Chair.
VII. 3 credit hours of thesis OR A comprehensive examination on a
required list of readings necessary constructed by the candidate and
a
committee of examiners.
Ph.D.
in Philosophy
Once
admitted, students must successfully complete (with
a grade
of B- or higher for each course, except when otherwise stated) at least
90
credit
hours in accordance with the following requirements:
I. 6 credit
hours of Proseminar I and 6 credit hours of Proseminar II
II.
A 3 credit hour course in symbolic logic with a grade
of a “B” or
better
III.
12 credit hours of coursework in the History of Philosophy
from
the list appearing in “Areas of Study and Coursework”
IV.
9 credit hours of coursework in Metaphysics, Epistemology,
and Logic from the list appearing in “Areas of Study and
Coursework”
V.
9 credit hours in Value Theory from the list appearing in
“Areas
of Study and Coursework”
VI.
Coursework or an examination demonstrating reading proficiency
in two of the following languages: ancient Greek, Latin, French,
German. A substitution for one of these languages
may be approved
by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Department Chair
VII.
12 credit hours in area(s) of doctoral research
VIII.
A comprehensive examination on a required list of readings
constructed by the candidate and a committee of examiners
IX.
A written prospectus for the dissertation and an oral defense
of
this prospectus
X. A written
dissertation and an oral defense of this dissertation
XI. Annual and Special Evaluations
of Graduate Students
Areas
of Study and Coursework
Students will be required to meet the distribution of credit hours
described
below. While many of the courses could fall into two or
more categories,
the categories as stated should provide a
comprehensive training in philosophy.
When there is good reason
to approve
substitutions for the courses listed,
the Director of
Graduate Studies
has the discretion to approve substitutions
on a
case-by-case basis. The Department Chair must also approve any substitutions.
Proseminar
Students
admitted to the graduate program (either M.A. or Ph.D.)
are required to take a Proseminar in the first year of their
residence.
The Proseminar consists in two consecutive 6-credit
hour courses
team-taught by the faculty, or in a number of
3-credit hour courses
designated as partial fulfillments
of the Proseminar requirement.
The Proseminar is designed
to facilitate the step from college to
graduate school,
to provide information on various philosophical
fields, and to hone research and writing skills in Philosophy;
these
things
should be particularly useful for new students with or without
undergraduate background in Philosophy. The Proseminar
is also
designed to expose all newly admitted students to the characteristic
ways Philosophy is taught here, to give insight into what
the faculty
have to offer and what their expectations are,
and to contribute to
our shared lingua franca.
History of Philosophy
A minimum
of 6 credit hours required for the M.A.; courses must
come
from two different categories.
A
minimum of 12 credit hours required for the Ph.D. with at
least one
from
each of the four categories.
I.
Ancient and Medieval
a. Plato
b. Aristotle
c. Topics in Ancient/Medieval Philosophy
II . Early Modern
Philosophy
a. Rationalists
b.
Empiricists
c. Topics in Early Modern Philosophy
III.
Kant
IV. 19th and 20th Century Philosophy
a.
Continental I: Phenomenology to Hermeneutics
b. Continental II: Political Theory and Continental Social Theory
c. Continental III: From Structuralism to Deconstruction
d. Marxism
e. Analytic Philosophy
f.
Topics in Twentieth Century Philosophy
Metaphysics,
Epistemology, and Logic
A minimum
of 3 credit hours required for the M.A.
A
minimum of 9 credit hours required for the Ph.D.
I. Seminar in Metaphysics
II. Seminar in Epistemology
III. Seminar in the Philosohpy of Natural Science (including Math)
IV. Seminar in the Philosophy of Social Science
V. Seminar in Logic
VI. Modal Logic
VII. Philosophy of Language
VIII. Philosophy of Mind
IX. Topics in Contemporary Philosophy (if topic is in the area of
metaphysics,
epistemology, and logic)
Value
Theory
A
minimum of 3 credit hours required for the M.A.
A minimum of 9 credit
hours required for the Ph.D.
Only one required value
theory class may come from category II
I.
General Topics
a. Seminar in Ethics
b. Seminar in Social Philosophy
c. Seminar in Political Philosophy
d. Seminar in Aesthetics
e. Topics in Feminist Philosophy
II.
Specific Topics
a.
Seminar in the Philosophy of Religion
b. Seminar in the Philosophy of Law
c. Seminar in the Philosophy of History
d. African Philosophy
e. Seminar in the Philosophy of Culture
Annual
and Special Evaluations of Graduate Students
All graduate students will be reviewed annually to determine whether
or not they are making progress towards the degree, and receiving
the proper advice and counsel.
There will be an extensive review of each student's progress toward the degree
at the end of January in each graduate student's third year of full-time study.
If the student is not found to be making satisfactory progress toward the degree,
he or she may be given a probationary year in which to remedy the situation
and demonstrate that he or she is making progress toward the degree.
There will be an extensive review of each student's progress in
writing the
dissertation two years after he or she has been admitted
to candidacy.
M.A. students must form a M.A. Thesis Committee after the completion of 18
credit hours.
Ph.D. students must form a Doctoral Dissertation Committee
after the completion
of 36 credit hours and before the completion of 42 credit hours.
AS PHI PHH 6265 Continental Philosophy I: Phenomenology to Hermeneutics (3)
AS PHI PHH 6266 Continental Philosophy II: Political Theory and Continental Social
Theory (3)
AS PHI PHH 6267 Continental Philosophy III: From Structuralism to Deconstructionism
(3)
AS PHI PHH 6938 Seminar in the History of Philosophy (3)
AS PHI PHI 5135 Symbolic Logic (3)
AS PHI PHI 5225 Philosophy of Language (3)
AS PHI PHI 5639 Social Issues in Biomedical Ethics (3)
AS PHI PHI 5913 Research (1-4)
AS PHI PHI 5934 Selected Topics (1-3)
AS PHI PHI 6105 Seminar in Logic (3)
AS PHI PHI 6155 Modal Logic (3)
AS PHI PHI 6305 Seminar in Epistemology (3)
AS PHI PHI 6405 Seminar in the Philosophy of Natural Science (3)
AS PHI PHI 6425 Seminar in the Philosophy of Social Science (3)
AS PHI PHI 6506 Seminar in Metaphysics (3)
AS PHI PHI 6605 Seminar in Ethics (3)
AS PHI PHI 6634 Seminar in Biomedical Ethics (3)
AS PHI PHI 6665 Metaethics (3)
AS PHI PHI 6706 Seminar in the Philosophy of Religion (3)
AS PHI PHI 6808 Seminar in Aesthetics (3)
AS PHI PHI 6908 Directed Research (1-19)
AS PHI PHI 6934 Selected Topics (1-3)
AS PHI PHI 6945 Graduate Instruction Methods (1-3)
AS PHI PHI 6971 Thesis: Master's (1-19)
AS PHI PHI 7980 Dissertation: Doctoral (1-19)
AS PHI PHM 5125 Topics in Feminist Philosophy (3)
AS PHI PHM 5126 Social Issues in Biomedical Ethics (3)
AS PHI PHM 6105 Seminar in Social Philosophy (3)
AS PHI PHM 6305 Seminar in Political Philosophy (3)
AS PHI PHM 6406 Seminar in the Philosophy of Law (3)
AS PHI PHM 6506 Seminar in the Philosophy of History (3)
AS PHI PHM 6646 Seminar in Development Ethics (3)
AS PHI PHP 6005 Plato (3)
AS PHI PHP 6015 Aristotle (3)
