Philosophy

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 28 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. Applications along with transcripts, should be submitted to Graduate Student Services, and a sample of philosophical writing should be sent directly to the department of graduate chair.

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

Completion of 45 quarter hours in addition to any course taken to compensate for deficiencies in undergraduate preparation. At least 35 of these hours must derive from classroom courses at the 500-level or above. Independent or arranged studies such as PHIL 692 and PHIL 694, as well as PHIL685, 690, and 693, do not count toward the 35 course hours. These hours must include at least 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, 540 Contemporary Social Theory, 542 Philosophy of Law
- 516 Philosophy of Science, 517 Philosophy of Logic, 520 Symbolic Logic II, 550 Theory of Knowledge, 551 Metaphysics
Enrollment in 693 Seminar each fall and 685 Forum each winter and spring in residence.
Submission of an acceptable thesis on an approved topic, and an acceptable defense of it during an oral thesis examination.

University Publications and Computer Services revised this file (https://www.ohio.edu/~gcat/99-01/areas/phil.htm) December 8, 2000.

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