It can provide philosophical training of interdisciplinary relevance for students intending to work in other scholarly areas, in business, or in the professions, as well as for those wishing to teach in schools or community colleges.

The MA student learning outcomes are the following:

  • Students acquire basic proficiency in at least one philosophically significant language other than English.
  • Students are able to conduct research which leads either to a thesis or a significant portfolio of shorter works.
  • Students demonstrate the ability to write and prepare presentations at high levels of proficiency.
  • Since students come to the program with diverse professional goals the following outcomes are appropriate for many, but not for all:
  • Students are prepared to enter a Ph.D. program
  • Students are prepared to teach philosophy at the junior-college level
  • Students are prepared to enter a graduate-level professional school