M.A. in Philosophy - Applied Ethics Concentration
College of Arts and Humanities
This degree offers training in the theoretical justification and the practical application of moral reasoning. Students may choose to concentrate their courses in business ethics or healthcare ethics or in combination and will develop skills in seeing, analyzing, and resolving problems in the workplace. Prerequisites are six credits of upper-division undergraduate work in philosophy.
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| PHI 501 | Graduate Proseminar | 3 |
| PHI 525 | Epistemology | 3 |
| PHI 599 | Philosophical Concepts and Systems | 3 |
| PHI 640 | Seminar | 3 |
| Philosophy Concentration | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Ethical Theories (recommended) | ||
| Bioethics (recommended) | ||
| Business Ethics (recommended) | ||
| Electives | 6 | |
| Thesis | ||
| PHI 600 | Thesis I | 3 |
| PHI 610 | Thesis | 3 |
| Total Credits Required | 30 | |
Non-Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| PHI 501 | Graduate Proseminar | 3 |
| PHI 525 | Epistemology | 3 |
| PHI 599 | Philosophical Concepts and Systems | 3 |
| PHI 640 | Seminar | 3 |
| Philosophy Concentration | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Ethical Theories (recommended) | ||
| Bioethics (recommended) | ||
| Business Ethics (recommended) | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select one of the following tracks: | 12 | |
| Business or Healthcare Track | ||
| Business Track | ||
| Culture, Media And Representation | ||
| Corporate and Financial Crime | ||
| Suburbanization and Land Development | ||
| Metropolitan Systems and Problems | ||
| Components of Effective Leadership | ||
| Business, Society & Environment | ||
| Public Human Resource Management | ||
| Public Sector Organization Theory | ||
| Healthcare Track | ||
| Integrative Health | ||
| Challenge of HIV/AIDS: ISS-IMP-PREV-CONT | ||
| Women's Health Issues A Transcultural Perspective | ||
| Women's Health Issues A Transcultural Perspective | ||
| Approaches to Health Care Delivery | ||
| Total Credits Required | 30 | |
