University of New Mexico

Course Description

• The M.A. degree is normally a two-year program involving thirty hours of graduate school
  
• Twelve of those hours (four graduate seminar courses) must meet distribution requirements in the history of philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, and knowledge theory
  
• Each M.A. student must pass an oral M.A. test based on a paper of 30-40 pages at the conclusion of his or her time of study
  
• In addition to these requirements, all graduate students, whether M.A. or Ph.D., must meet a "background core" requirement consisting of four courses in basic areas (namely, Greek philosophy, modern philosophy, and symbolic logic, plus at least one course in either metaphysics, theory of knowledge, or ethical theory)
  
• Courses taken to satisfy the graduate distribution requirements will not count toward satisfying the background core requirement.