Environmental Philosophy M.A.
Master of Arts - Environmental Philosophy
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | 9 | |
Choose 6 of the 7 courses | 18 | |
Electives | 9 | |
Total Hours | 36 |
Degree Specific Credits: 37
Required Cumulative GPA: 3.0
The Philosophy Department offers an option to pursue an accelerated M.A. in Environmental Philosophy for select students. Such students can be admitted into graduate-level coursework during their senior undergraduate year or when they have completed a minimum of 105 credits and demonstrated their ability to pursue graduate work. Students enrolled in the accelerated M.A. may count up to 9 credits earned in 400-level or 500-level courses toward the M.A. All credits transferred are subject to the policy on transfer credits (C5.000), with particular attention to the importance of students completing the “graduate increment” in 400-level courses designated UG, taken to fulfill a requirement for a Master’s degree.
Courses
Note: The sequence of seminars may occasionally get disrupted by sabbaticals or other changes in faculty schedules. As the core of our degree, students will always need whichever 5 philosophy seminars are offered in their two years in the program.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Philosophy Courses | ||
Complete the following courses: | ||
PHL 422 | Environmental Philosophy | 3 |
PHL 510 | Philosophy Colloquium (taken for 4 semesters) | 4 |
PHL 515 | Issues in the Anthropocene | 3 |
PHL 523 | Science and the Environment | 3 |
PHL 548 | Philosophy and Animals | 3 |
PHL 598 | Internship | 3 |
Complete two of the following seminars: | 6 | |
Topics in Value Theory | ||
Environmental Aesthetics | ||
Thoreau | ||
Elective Credits | 9 | |
These courses may be philosophy courses or any of the wide range of environmental courses offered outside the department. Courses outside of the department must be approved by the graduate advisor. | ||
Civic Engagement Project | 3 | |
Students complete a civic engagement project in their second year with written, oral, and web-based components. | ||
Total Hours | 37 |
Minimum Required Grade: C