Doctoral Course Requirements |
CoursesDetailed course descriptions for the doctoral program are available from the Philosophy department Office each semester.Doctoral Program in PhilosophyAll courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.I. History Courses Three of the four history courses marked with an asterisk(*) are required, plus two additional courses for a concentration in the history of philosophy. History courses will feature an intensive writing component. *PHI 600 Ancient Philosophy *PHI 601 Medieval and/or Renaissance Philosophy *PHI 602 Modern Philosophy *PHI 603 19th-Century Philosophy PHI 604 Special Topics in the History of Philosophy (Variable and repetitive credit) II. Interface Studies Seminars Two team-taught interface seminars, or one team-taught interface seminar and a graduate seminar in another discipline will fulfill the basic interface requirement. For a concentration in Interface studies two additional seminars must be taken (from among team-taught or approved non-philosophy graduate seminars). PHI 610 Philosophy and the Arts PHI 611 Philosophy and Literature PHI 612 Philosophy and Psychology PHI 613 Philosophy and Politics PHI 614 Philosophy and Linguistics PHI 615 Philosophy and Feminism PHI 616 Philosophy and Technology PHI 617 Philosophy and Environmental Studies PHI 618 Philosophy and the Sciences PHI 619 Special Topics in Interface Studies (Variable and repetitive credit). III. Contemporary Philosophy Seminars The three seminars marked with an asterisk(*) are required. Two additional seminars chosen from the remaining list of contemporary philosophy seminars must be taken to fulfill the basic requirement. Two more seminars may be chosen to fulfill concentration requirements. *PHI 630 Seminar in Continental Philosophy *PHI 631 Seminar in Analytic Philosophy *PHI 632 Seminar in Comparative Philosophy Additional Seminars in Contemporary Philosophy PHI 633 American Pragmatism and Naturalism PHI 634 Eastern Philosophy PHI 635 Philosophy of Science and Logic PHI 637 Epistemology PHI 638 Philosophical Psychology PHI 639 Social and Political Philosophy PHI 640 Ethics PHI 641 Aesthetics PHI 642 Philosophy of Religion PHI 643 Semiotics PHI 644 Special Topics in Contemporary Philosophy IV. Independent and Directed Studies PHI 620 Advanced Problems in Philosophy Variable and repetitive credit PHI 621 Independent Study PHI 622 Supervised Teaching 3 credits PHI 690 Dissertation Variable and repetitive credit Special topics seminars and additional seminars may be repeated when taken for concentration, or as courses beyond the minimum required. Ten courses plus two additional seminars in one of the three concentrations are the minimum coursework requirements. All students are also required to take the teaching practicum as well as the dissertation prospectus practicum. Students are strongly encouraged to take additional course and seminars in any of the offerings. |