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Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Philosophy
Area of study
Humanities
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
The Master of Arts in Philosophy at UMSL requires 30 hours of coursework, including a thesis. Students must demonstrate competence in logic and take a proseminar in philosophy. At least two-thirds of coursework must be completed in residence, with half at the 5000 level. Students must choose two courses from each of four subject areas: Value Theory, History of Philosophy, Logic/Philosophy of Science, and Epistemology/Metaphysics.
Program Outline
Outline:
- General Overview: To earn a M.A. in philosophy, students must complete at least 30 hours of graduate-level course work. In addition, students must write a thesis, for which they must take three to six credit hours of Thesis Research.
- Course Structure:
- Entering students must demonstrate a competence in logic, either by having passed the relevant course prior to admission or by taking PHIL 5561: Graduate Formal Logic here at UMSL.
- Students should take PHIL 5400: Proseminar in Philosophy in the first year of residency.
- At least two-thirds of the course work must be completed in residence at UMSL.
- Course Distribution:
- At least half of the courses must be at the 5000 level.
- Two courses (6 credit hours) must be chosen from each of the following four subject areas:
- Value Theory
- History of Philosophy
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