Course Overview
As a two-year program, it is well suited for students who are looking to enhance their training in selected areas of Formal Philosophy, in order either to pursue a vocation outside academe, e. g. designing expert systems for consulting firms that specialize in AI methods, or to prepare for further graduate study in Analytic Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics. The Philosophy Department offers qualified MS students up to a 50% tuition fellowship, added to whatever outside fellowships or other tuition awards the student has gained on her or his own. In addition, qualified MS students have the opportunity to serve as teaching assistants or graders for undergraduate courses, for a stipend rate set annually by the Department. In the 2007-2008 academic year, by TA, ing or grading one course per term for each of two terms, an MS student earns $8, 000 in stipend. The MS program ordinarily requires two years of coursework, as well as an MS thesis, written in the second year. The normal full time graduate course load in Philosophy is a minimum of three (12 credit) courses per term, for a total of (at least) 144 credits. Students must pass all required courses with a grade of B or better.
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