Degree Requirements for
the M.A. Program
(effective fall
2006)
- All M.A.
students are required to take 30 credit-hours (10 courses) in
philosophy, including one course in each of the major areas of the
history of philosophy: Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy; Modern
Philosophy, and Contemporary Philosophy. Students should
consult with their academic advisors and must obtain the approval of the
Director of Graduate Studies in selecting the courses that will
satisfy these requirements. Each semester the Director of Graduate
Studies will identify those courses satisfying each of these
requirements.
- Students
must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 in course work.
- All M.A.
students must submit two papers dealing with two different historical
periods (ancient, medieval, modern, or contemporary) and two different
thematic areas (metaphysics, epistemology, or ethics, including social
and political philosophy). These papers must contain a minimum of 5000
words and must not exceed 7500 words.
- The papers are to
be prepared for blind reviewing, and each paper will be read by a
board of two readers chosen by the Director of Graduate Studies.
Students must receive a grade of at least Pass from both
readers on each paper.
Each reader will prepare a statement regarding the strengths and
weaknesses of the paper and, if necessary, of what needs to be done to
improve the paper so that it is of passable quality. If one reader
assigns a grade of Pass (or higher) and the other assigns a
grade of Fail, a third reader will be assigned, and the student
must receive a grade of Pass (or higher) from the third reader.
Students
receiving an overall grade below Pass on one or both papers will receive
the readers’ statements regarding their papers. Students receiving an overall
grade below Pass on one or both papers may resubmit a revision
of that paper only once for reevaluation.
- One paper must be
submitted by the end of the third semester, and the second paper must
be submitted by the end of the fourth semester.
- All M.A.
students must demonstrate, either in course work or by departmental
exam, a reading knowledge of one languages other than English, normally
French or German, though substitutions (e.g., Greek or Latin) may be
approved in light of a student's research needs. The courses satisfying
the language requirement are FRGA 5090 (French) or GEGA 5002 (German),
or above.
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