Philosophy

    

Philosophy Courses

Only students who have earned at least a 3.0 (B) average in their undergraduate courses will be admitted unconditionally into the graduate program in philosophy. It is expected that you will have taken at least 27 quarter hours in philosophy. Students who have not had a course each in value theory, symbolic (predicate) logic, ancient philosophy, and modern philosophy must take courses in these areas during the first two quarters in residence or as soon as possible. To apply, submit a sample of philosophical writing and GRE scores in addition to transcripts and letters of reference.

The Master of Arts in philosophy is granted upon the satisfaction of either of two sets of requirements:

1. The thesis plan involves completion of 45 quarter hours in addition to any course taken to compensate for deficiencies in undergraduate preparation. These 45 hours must include one course from each of the following groups:
   • 518 Plato, 519 Aristotle;
   • 528 Continental Rationalism, 529 British Empiricism, 538 Kant
   • 514 Analytic Philosophy, 544 Philosophy of Marxism, 548 Pragmatism,
   • 558 Contemporary European Philosophy, 568 Phenomenology
   • 530 Contemporary Ethical Theory,
   • 531 History of Aesthetic Theory, 532 Problems in Aesthetics, 542 Philosophy of Law
   • 516 Philosophy of Science,
   • 517 Philosophy of Logic, 520 Symbolic Logic II, 550 Theory of Knowledge, 551 Metaphysics

   You must take at least one other five-hour philosophy classroom course and enroll in 693 Seminar every fall and winter quarter you are in residence. Under the thesis plan, you must also submit an acceptable thesis on an approved topic and defend it in an oral thesis examination.

2. The comprehensive examination plan requires the same number and distribution of courses as the thesis plan plus the passing of four comprehensive exams on a substantial list of readings that you select with the approval of a philosophy faculty advisor. Two faculty members will grade each examination.

   
   

       

   
   

   
   University Publications and Computer Services revised this file (http://www.ohiou.edu/~gcat/97-99/areas/phil.htm) June 1, 1998.

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