PHILPHD - Philosophy
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Minumum credits: 45 units of graduate-level course work (15 semester courses), at least 36 units allotted to one’s major field (philosophy) and the remainder to one’s minor field (either philosophy or an outside minor). For the philosophy minor, 9 units are required. For other fields, the number of units is fixed by that program. In addition to course work units, 18 units of dissertation credit is required.
The program of study leading to a doctorate degree in philosophy includes:
Course requirements (core and elective)
Qualifying examination or paper
Comprehensive examination
Dissertation
Core coursework: 18 units minimum required
Distribution: Two graduate-level courses with a grade of B or better in two of the following areas, and at least one graduate-level course in each of the remaining two areas:
Metaphysics and Epistemology (both broadly construed),
History of Philosophy: one course in Ancient philosophy and one course in Modern philosophy (normally a course covering one or more figures from Descartes to Kant),
Ethics and Value Theory (including social, political, and legal philosophy),
Logic, Language, and Science.
Formal requirement: 1 course in an area (e.g., mathematics or Greek) that will aid students in their research.
Logic competence requirement: This requirement may be fulfilled either by taking 1 course in formal or symbolic logic (which may be satisfied by an appropriate undergraduate course), or by passing a special logic examination to be given by the department.
Note: satisfying the logic requirement will often be sufficient for satisfying the formal requirement.
Seminar Requirements: Of the 36 units of course work required for the major, at least 18 units (6 courses) must be taken in seminars. If a student also minors in philosophy, an additional 3 units (1 course) of seminar work are required.
Transfer Credits: Students transferring from other institutions may be given up to 12 units in transfer credit toward the course requirements in philosophy, at the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies.
(All classes listed are 3 units.)
Metaphysics and Epistemology
539. Decision theory
540. Metaphysics
541. Theory of knowledge
542. Knowledge and cognition
550. Philosophy of mind
551. Philosophy and psychology
553. Intro to consciousness studies
555. Philosophy and artificial intelligence*
567. Early analytic philosophy*
596B. Seminar in metaphysics
596C. Seminar in epistemology
596K. Seminar in philosophy of mind
596V. Seminar in philosophy and cognitive science*
History of Philosophy
510A. History of moral and political philosophy
510B. History of moral and political philosophy
512. Readings in Greek philosophy
570. Greek philosophy
571A. Rationalism and empiricism
571B. Rationalism and empiricism
572A. Ancient philosophy: Plato
572B. Ancient philosophy: Aristotle
596P. Seminar in history of philosophy: Ancient
596Q. Seminar in history of philosophy: Recent
Ethics and Value Theory
504. The ethical marketplace
530A. Ethical theory
530B. Ethical theory
533. Aesthetics*
534. Social and political philosophy
537. Social and moral evolution
538. Philosophy of law
561. Philosophy politics and economics
596A. Seminar in ethics
596E. Seminar in aesthetics
596F. Seminar in social and political philosophy
596G. Seminar in moral philosophy
Logic, Language, and Science
501A. Symbolic logic
501B. Symbolic logic
516. Philosophy of mathematics
520. Philosophy of science
521. Philosophy of biological science
526. Philosophical of the physical sciences: Space time and motion
527. Philosophy of the physical sciences: Theories and models
563. Philosophy of language
565. Pragmatics
567. Early analytic philosophy*
596H. Seminar in philosophy of physical science
596J. Seminar in formal philosophy
596L. Seminar in philosophy of language
596S. Seminar in philosophy of mathematics
596V. Seminar in philosophy and cognitive science*
Formal Requirement
501A. Symbolic logic
501B. Symbolic logic
516. Philosophy of mathematics*
526. Philosophy of the physical sciences: Space time and motion*
527. Philosophy of the physical sciences: Theories and models*
Elective coursework:
18 additional units for the major with a grade of B or better from the following Distribution areas:
Metaphysics and Epistemology (both broadly construed),
History of Philosophy: one course in Ancient philosophy and one course in Modern philosophy (normally a course covering one or more figures from Descartes to Kant),
Ethics and Value Theory (including social, political, and legal philosophy),
Logic, Language, and Science.
Metaphysics and Epistemology
539. Decision theory
540. Metaphysics
541. Theory of knowledge
542. Knowledge and cognition
550. Philosophy of mind
551. Philosophy and psychology
553. Intro to consciousness studies
555. Philosophy and artificial intelligence*
567. Early analytic philosophy*
596B. Seminar in metaphysics
596C. Seminar in epistemology
596K. Seminar in philosophy of mind
596V. Seminar in philosophy and cognitive science*
History of Philosophy
510A. History of moral and political philosophy
510B. History of moral and political philosophy
512. Readings in Greek philosophy
570. Greek philosophy
571A. Rationalism and empiricism
571B. Rationalism and empiricism
572A. Ancient philosophy: Plato
572B. Ancient philosophy: Aristotle
596P. Seminar in history of philosophy: Ancient
596Q. Seminar in history of philosophy: Recent
Ethics and Value Theory
504. The ethical marketplace
530A. Ethical theory
530B. Ethical theory
533. Aesthetics*
534. Social and political philosophy
537. Social and moral evolution
538. Philosophy of law
561. Philosophy politics and economics
596A. Seminar in ethics
596E. Seminar in aesthetics
596F. Seminar in social and political philosophy
596G. Seminar in moral philosophy
Logic, Language, and Science
501A. Symbolic logic
501B. Symbolic logic
516. Philosophy of mathematics
520. Philosophy of science
521. Philosophy of biological science
526. Philosophical of the physical sciences: Space time and motion
527. Philosophy of the physical sciences: Theories and models
563. Philosophy of language
565. Pragmatics
567. Early analytic philosophy*
596H. Seminar in philosophy of physical science
596J. Seminar in formal philosophy
596L. Seminar in philosophy of language
596S. Seminar in philosophy of mathematics
596V. Seminar in philosophy and cognitive science*
Qualifying Examination or Paper: A student must choose between two ways of qualifying to take the comprehensive examination. You can either take a qualifying examination intended to demonstrate the breadth of knowledge in a primary and secondary area of specialization or by writing a substantial, original qualifying paper. A student must choose between these options by the end of the third semester in the program, in consultation with an advisor among tenure-eligible departmental faculty. Your advisor will review your choice and plan to implement it. A student must inform the Graduate Coordinator of which qualifying option you have chosen by the end of the third semester, along with the names of those who will serve on the qualifying committee. A plan to write a paper must include agreement from two faculty members to act as a committee that will read and critique drafts of the paper and (if necessary) require revisions; a third faculty member will be selected as a final reader. A plan to take the qualifying examination must include the names of at least three faculty members, two from the student’s primary area of specialization and one from the secondary area of specialization, who have agreed to set and evaluate the examination. You are permitted and encouraged to qualify before completing all coursework, though all coursework must be completed before attempting the comprehensive examination.
Comprehensive Examination: To become a candidate for the doctorate, written and oral examinations must be passed by the student in a major and minor field (minors other than philosophy may not require a written examination). These examinations must be attempted by the start of the fourth year in the program; students are strongly encouraged to take them by the end of the third year to be able to apply for dissertation fellowships. For this purpose, the student (in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies) should assemble a committee of four faculty members: two with expertise in the major field; two with expertise in the minor field. At least three committee members must be tenure-track faculty at the University of Arizona.
If there are two or more negative votes, the student does not pass. In such a case, the committee may permit the student to repeat the examination or it may determine that the examination not be repeated, with this latter decision resulting in the termination of the student's eligibility for the degree and the student's removal from the program at the end of the then current semester.
Language requirements: English proficiency is one of the conditions for admission for all applicants whose native language is not English. Applicants must submit a minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 paper based (PB), 79 internet based (iBT), or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) composite score of 7 (no subject area below a 6). Individual departments may require a higher score and may have minimum score requirements by test module that must be met to qualify for admission.
Applicants may request, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send an official TOEFL score report directly to The University of Arizona. Contact TOEFL Services to request the mailing of your score report. The University of Arizona institution code is 4832.
Other requirements:
For the philosophy minor, 9 units are required. One course (3 units) must be seminar work.
See list of courses under Electives.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.