2016-2017 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]
History and Philosophy of Science, MA
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MA Degree Requirements
A minimum of 24 credit hours are required for the degree distributed as follows:
- Area 1-9 credit hours in core seminars, HPS 2501 , HPS 2502 , HPS 2503 .
- Areas 2 and 3-15 credit hours with at least 6 hours in each area.
- Core Seminar Examinations: A pass in end of term examinations in the two history of science core seminars and the philosophy of science core seminar.
- Language requirement: Good reading knowledge of either French, German, Latin, Greek, or another approved substitute language.
- Students must submit a research paper in the history of science and a research paper in the philosophy of science. Evaluations of papers will be limited to a master’s pass/fail. A master’s pass on both papers is required for the MA.
- No more than two (non-HPS) 1000-level courses may count toward the MA. (No pre-1000-level courses can be used to satisfy the degree requirements. No HPS courses at the 1000 level can count.)
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