西密歇根大学

The Master of Arts in Philosophy offers advanced study in the main subject areas and historical periods of philosophy.

Concentration Areas

The department offers graduate courses in philosophy in three Concentration Areas: Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, and Theoretical and Practical Ethics. Students must declare a concentration by the end of their first semester, but may, with departmental approval, change this at a later date. Students fulfilling their depth requirement in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind must take PHIL 6330 Metaphysics. Students with a Concentration in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science must take PHIL 6320 Theory of Knowledge. Students with a Concentration in Theoretical and Practical Ethics must take PHIL 6310 Ethical Theory.

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind:

Courses that may, given the Proviso below, count for credit in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind are:

PHIL 5120 - Aesthetics Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5200 - Philosophical Applications of Symbolic Logic Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5400 - Philosophy of Mind Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 5700 - Philosophical Topics Credits: 1 to 4 hours
PHIL 6000 - Colloquium Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6100 - Seminar in the History of Philosophy Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6200 - Philosophy of Language and Logic Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6330 - Metaphysics Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6500 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: 2 to 4 hours

Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

Courses that may, given the Proviso below, count for credit in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science are:

PHIL 5120 - Aesthetics Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5200 - Philosophical Applications of Symbolic Logic Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5700 - Philosophical Topics Credits: 1 to 4 hours
PHIL 6000 - Colloquium Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6100 - Seminar in the History of Philosophy Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6200 - Philosophy of Language and Logic Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6320 - Theory of Knowledge Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6500 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: 2 to 4 hours

Theoretical and Practical Ethics

Courses that may, given the Proviso below, count for credit in Theoretical and Practical Ethics are:

PHIL 5120 - Aesthetics Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5440 - Practical Ethics Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 5700 - Philosophical Topics Credits: 1 to 4 hours
PHIL 6000 - Colloquium Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6100 - Seminar in the History of Philosophy Credits: 2 to 4 hours
PHIL 6310 - Ethical Theory Credits: 2 to 4 hours