APPENDIX 6

Ph.D. Program Sample Degree in Medical Ethics

Department of Philosophy

(Note that courses may or may not be available in this sequence depending on scheduling. )

Year 1:

• Fall
  • Core Pro-seminar (Group A Core Requirement)
  • Core Logic (Group A)
  • Medical Ethics topic I (Group B1)
  • PHI 650 Teaching Applied Philosophy
• Spring
  • Core Ancient Philosophy (Group A)
  • Contemporary Ethical Theory (Group B1)
  • Core History of Moral Philosophy (Group A)
• Summer
  • Internship (4 hours)
  • Philosophy of Mind (Group B2)
  • Epistemology (Group B2)

Year 2:

• Fall
  • Core History of Political (Group A)
  • Core History of Modern (Group A)
  • Medical Ethics topic II (Group B1)
• Spring
  • Political Philosophy (Group B1)
  • Political Science course (option)
  • Philosophy of Science (Group B4)
  • M.A. EXAMINATION
• Summer
  • Internship (4 hours)
  • Medical Ethics topic III (option)
  • Aesthetics (Group B5)

Year 3:

• Fall
  • Political Philosophy (audit)
  • Readings for Preliminary Exam Epistemology (Group B2)
  • Political Philosophy (option)
  • Medical Ethics topic IV (option)
• Spring
  • Applied Ethics I (audit)
  • Aesthetics (Group B5)
  • Political Science course (option) Readings for Preliminary Exam
  • Preliminary Exam/Dissertation Topic Approval * Applied Ethics I (option)
• Summer
  • Internship (4 hours)
  • Applied Ethics II (option)

Year 4:

• Fall
  • Preliminary Examination, Dissertation Topic Approval
  • Dissertation Research
•  Spring
  • Dissertation Research

Year 5:

• Fall
  • Dissertation Research
•   Spring
  • Dissertation Research and Defense