Applied Philosphy (MA)

Master of Arts in Applied Philosophy
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (GA)
Department: Philosophy
Academic Plan Code(s): APHIMA
Program Information
Increasingly, firms and agencies recognize the significance of ethics, from hiring practices to workplace culture to how to treat clients.
The Master of Arts (MA) in Applied Philosophy is designed to teach diverse graduate, pre-professional and professional students and help them develop through both theoretical and hands-on philosophical training, into engaged citizens, leaders, and scholars. The MA in Applied Philosophy unites disciplines including sociology, medicine, law, public health, and social work. This breadth offers students a significant degree of flexibility to pursue their personal areas of interest and broaden their expertise beyond their core knowledge base. The degree prepares graduates to bring a more educated, nuanced and thoughtful approach to their work in clinical or hospital settings, health law or policy development or academic research and teaching as well as many other overlapping possibilities.
Graduates of the program will possess a mastery of 1) ethical theory, 2) the application of this theory to practice, and 3) the clinical case studies that guide research, policy, and legal deliberation in respect to our medical and health care practices. Graduates will be trained for positions in ethical leadership and will be "reflexively ethical" in order to establish standards that ramify throughout the organizations into which they are hired.
Degree Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | 15 | |
Electives | 15 | |
Internship | 3 | |
Minimum Total Hours | 33 |
Admission Requirements
All applicants must submit to the Graduate Admissions Office:
- A graduate application with application fee
- Standardized test scores – GRE, MCAT or LSAT preferred (applicants who have completed Master’s or Doctoral level degrees are exempt from this requirement)
- TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores, if an international student
- Two recent letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s academic work or life long learning and speak to your ability to complete graduate level education. Discursive letters preferred.
- Curriculum vitae or resume
- Personal statement, which should address why you have decided to pursue a MA in Applied Philosophy. The personal statement should be between 2-4 double spaced pages (500-1000 words).
Degree Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | ||
BETH 680 | Foundations of Bioethics | 3 |
BETH 681 | Current Controversies in Health Care Ethics | 3 |
BETH 682 | Health and Social Justice | 3 |
BETH 683 | Health Care, Justice, and Community | 3 |
BETH 684 | Clinical Ethics | 3 |
Choose one course from the following based upon concentration: | 3 | |
Social Determinants of Health | ||
Philosophy of Science | ||
or LAW 980 | MEDICINE, BIOETHICS-LAW | |
Guided electives (choose 12 hours from the courses below): | 12 | |
Social and Cultural Theory | ||
Independent Study in Bioethics | ||
Health Care Ethics Internship | ||
Multicultural and Diversity Issues | ||
History of American Sexualities - WR | ||
Family Law | ||
Race and the Law | ||
Elder Law | ||
Sexuality and the Law | ||
Poverty, Health and the Law | ||
Introductions to Health Law | ||
PSY, MENTAL HLTH, & LAW | ||
Genetics and the Law | ||
Animal Law | ||
Disability Law | ||
MEDICINE, BIOETHICS-LAW | ||
Theories of Race and Racism | ||
African-American Philosophy | ||
Topics in Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
Fundamentals of Diversity | ||
Health Communications Campaigns: Theory and Practice | ||
Social Determinants of Health | ||
Health Promotion Policy Development and Advocacy | ||
Feminist Theory | ||
Legal, Professional, and Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology | ||
Race and Ethnicity | ||
Social Policy | ||
Program Evaluation | ||
SOC 760 Social Inequality and Stratification | ||
Social Welfare Policy I | ||
SW 693 Diversity, Opression, and Social Justice Practice | ||
Social Welfare Policy II | ||
Research Methodology and Design | ||
Social Work and Human Sexuality | ||
Death & Grief | ||
Spirituality and Social Work | ||
Culminating Graduate Experience | ||
BETH 685 | Health Care Ethics Internship | 3 |
Minimum Total Hours | 33 |