Special MA in Applied Philosophy
I: COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

A minimum of 44 credit hours including the Core Requirement, the Core Supplement, and an additional 2 courses (8 credit hours) of electives or cognates. Normally this work is completed in two academic years.

CORE REQUIREMENT: six courses or seminars in Philosophy (24 hours).

CORE SUPPLEMENT (12 hours) consisting of either (a) an internship together with an internship report or (b) three additional four hour courses or seminars in Philosophy.

SPECIAL MA INTERNSHIP OPTION consists of work in applied philosophy of some type other than taking courses in philosophy for 12 credit hours during the equivalent of one semester, spread over one or more periods of time. There will be careful supervision and review of the internship at all stages including preparation and approval by the Graduate Committee and the on-campus supervisor and including an internship report which is presented to the Graduate Committee in the semester after completion of the internship. Internships are pursued under PHIL 691, 697. Proper application requires timely completion of the Internship Approval Form.   

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS               

(1) No core course may be taken for S/U grading. No more than one course per semester may be taken for S/U grading.

(2) No more than four courses overall “reading” courses, except with the consent of the student's MA Committee and the Graduate Director.

(3) None of the following courses may be used as one of the courses required in the program (the number of courses required depends on which options are chosen by the student): PHIL 650, 651, 679, 698. PHIL 691 and 697 may be used only by students electing the internship option.