M.A. Requirements

Overall, M.A. students complete 10 advanced courses in philosophy (30 units). 

Compulsory Graduate Courses (6 courses)

PHIL 289: Graduate Pro-Seminar
PHIL 290: Advanced Seminar in a Selected Philosopher or Tradition
PHIL 291: Advanced Seminar in Epistemology and Metaphysics
PHIL 292: Advanced Seminar in Ethics or Aesthetics
PHIL 293: Advanced Seminar in Logical Theory
PHIL 298 Special Studies (Reading Intensive or Applied Philosophy Project)

Comprehensive Examination

Students complete a written comprehensive examination based on a rotating reading list of historical and contemporary philosophical texts.

Electives (4 courses)

Electives can either be graduate seminars (100-level) or advanced undergraduate courses (200-level).
 
List of admissible elective courses: 
 
PHIL 104 – Asian Philosophy
PHIL 106 – Philosophy of Art
PHIL 107 – Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 108 – Political and Social Philosophy
PHIL 109 – Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 110 – Science, Technology and Human Values
PHIL 111 – Medical Ethics
PHIL 112 – American Philosophy
PHIL 113 – Existentialism and Phenomenology
PHIL 117 – Philosophy of Race
PHIL 118 – Latin American Philosophy
PHIL 119 – Africana Philosophy and Culture
PHIL 120 – Comparative Philosophy: Theory & Practice
PHIL 121 – Philosophy and Feminism
PHIL 122 – Social Justice
PHIL 126 – Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
PHIL 132 – Ethical Theory
PHIL 133 – Ethics in Science
PHIL 134 – Computers, Ethics and Society
PHIL 137 – Puzzles in Innovation and Law
PHIL 149 – Metaphysics & Epistemology
PHIL 155 – Philosophy of Law
PHIL 157 – Intermediate Logic & Language Analysis
PHIL 158 – Philosophy of Language
PHIL 159 – Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 160 – Philosophy of Science
PHIL 186 – Professional and Business Ethics
PHIL 190 – Seminar in Philosophical Classics
PHIL 195 – Seminar in Philosophy of Law
PHIL 290: Advanced Seminar in a Selected Philosopher or Tradition*
PHIL 291: Advanced Seminar in Epistemology and Metaphysics* 
PHIL 292: Advanced Seminar in Ethics or Aesthetics* 
PHIL 293: Advanced Seminar in Logical Theory* 
 
* PHIL 290, 291, 292, and 293 can be repeated as their content varies each year.