Staff

Department Head: E. Soifer, Ph.D.

Professors: S. Drury, Ph.D.; P. B. Hansen, Ph.D.; B. Szabados, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: P. Campbell, Ph.D.; D. Elliott, Ph.D.; R. Piercey, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor: C. Ionescu, Ph.D.; R. Petry, Ph.D.; A. Ward, Ph.D.

Department Description

The primary interests of the Graduate Program in Philosophy are: Aesthetics, Ethics, History of Philosophy - Ancient, Medieval and Modern, Logic, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science, and Social and Political Philosophy.

The program consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work and 15 credit hours of thesis research. An approved program of study must be in place (including designation of courses required as well as thesis topic and supervision) at the time of admission.

Course Descriptions

PHIL 880AA-ZZ Special Topics in Philosophy (3)
Special topics in Philosophy. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.
Prerequisite: Admission to Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

PHIL 890AA-ZZ Directed Readings in Philosophy (3)
Individual directed reading courses in Philosophy. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
Prerequisite: Admission to Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

PHIL 901 Thesis Research in Philosophy (Variable Credit 1-15)
Thesis research in Philosophy.
Prerequisite: Admission to Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research