BA/MA
Joint Degree Program
At the beginning of the junior
year, undergraduates may be admitted to a program
of study leading to the completion of the requirements
for both the BA and the MA degrees at the end
of the academic year following the senior year.
Prerequisities
To be eligible for the BA/MA program,
a student must have completed by the end of the
sophomore year at least two of the following with
a grade of B or better in each course: PH 300,
PH 310, PH 350, and PH 360. Any of these courses
not completed by the end of the sophomore year
must be taken in the junior year. During the junior
and senior years, the BA/MA candidate must complete
all requirements for a BA degree in philosophy.
Requirements
During the MA year, the BA/MA
candidate must complete six graduate courses
and two 900-level directed studies on a topic
selected in consultation with his or her advisor.
The student must also submit a Master's thesis
(written under the direction of a faculty member)
to be defended in an oral examination. The two
900-level directed studies courses are intended
to provide occasion for the student to write
the thesis. Students who have written an Independent
Work for Distinction thesis during the senior
year may, with the permission of his or her
advisor, turn that thesis into a Master's thesis.
Additonally, reading knowledge of any foreign
language required for the Master's thesis must
be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the student's
advisor. More information on Master’s
degree requirements can be found in our Regulae.
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