Graduate

MA in Applied Philosophy

The Philosophy Department offers two interdisciplinary MA tracks encouraging students to enrich their philosophical studies by deeply engaging with relevant work in the social and natural sciences, the arts, and the humanities. 

Concentration in Practical & Applied Philosophy

The Practical & Applied Philosophy MA track enables students to pursue advanced philosophical study and research while keeping one foot in the wider world.

Concentration in Health Care Ethics

The Health Care Ethics MA provides students with an enriched ethical knowledge base and prepares them to do research and teach in interdisciplinary fields.

Health Care Ethics Certificate

The graduate certificate in Health Care Ethics is a 15-credit-hour interdisciplinary graduate certificate is drawn primarily from coursework already offered for the MA and can be completed in one academic year. The certificate focuses on issues of social justice and the importance of race, gender, class, sexuality, religion, and culture on health and health care. The certificate is designed to serve mid-career professionals, faculty and staff on hospital ethics committees, and students in graduate and professional programs who want to enhance their credentials. Contact Prof. Lauren Freeman for more information.

Diversity Literacy Certificate

The Certificate in Diversity Literacy will provide a unique opportunity for students who have already earned bachelor’s degrees to enhance their knowledge and skills of the theory and practice of inclusion and equity, including what diversity means, what its personal and social effects are, and how it shapes lives, workplaces, and pedagogy.

Health Justice Microseminars

The Philosophy Department offers one-day, one-credit classes that enable you to do an intensive deep dive into a problem in health justice. We introduce the series in 2023-24 with four courses offered in-person on the Health Sciences Campus.

Humanities MA

This interdisciplinary Master's Degree offers talented students the opportunity to pursue advanced training in philosophy while avoiding excessive specialization too early in their academic career

Humanities PhD

Students in the Humanities PhD Program design individual, interdisciplinary courses of study.  The program is grounded in both historical and global perspectives on thought, the arts, and culture.