Thesis Requirement

Candidates for a Master of Arts degree enroll in Thesis Research after completion of all course work, fulfillment of the foreign language requirement and approval of a proposed thesis topic. The appropriate program director recommends to the Graduate Dean the acceptance of the topic and the appointment of a suitable committee. Instead of the thesis, some master’s programs require the completion of a major project or exhibition. In others it is satisfied by taking six or more additional credit hours. Consult the Bulletin for the specifics in each program.

Institute of Philosophic Studies Master of Arts

Students in the Institute may apply for a Master of Arts in their concentration upon successful completion of forty-two credit hours (12 of which must be in the Core), fulfillment of one language requirement, and the successful completion of the Qualifying Examination. Proper distribution of credit hours involves at least thirty hours in the concentration, to which appropriate Core courses and other courses approved by the Concentration Director as part of the degree plan may apply.