Course variations

Course summary

This program is designed for students whose primary philosophical interests are in value questions as they relate to the individual, society and the state, who wish to pursue these questions systematically and in depth, and who may seek careers in the law, government, social service, or other fields where moral issues and value questions frequently arise.

Program modules

The program modules are as follows: Phil 100 (Introduction to Philosophy), Phil 213 (Nineteenth Century Philosophy), Phil 216 (History of Ethics), Phil 218 (Major Social and Political Thinkers), Phil 297 (Asian Philosophy), Phil 397 (Marxist Philosophy), Phil 405 (African Political Philosophy), Phil 455 (Hegel), and Phil 465 (Kant’s Moral Philosophy and Its Critics). Other courses that often count are Phil 227 (Existentialism), Phil 303 (Simone Weil), Phil 310 (Ancient Philosophy), Phil 311 (Medieval Philosophy), Phil 351 (Plato), Phil 357 (Kierkegaard), Phil 381 (Special Topics: Medieval Islamic Philosophy), Phil 452 (Aristotle), Phil 456 (Nietzsche). Phil 207 (Civic Education), Phil 209 (Individual and Community), Phil 281 (Special Topics: The Holocaust), Phil 290 (Philosophy of Law), Phil 295 (Egoism and Altruism), Phil 281B (Special Topics: Ethics after Darwin), Phil 318 (Race and Racism), Phil 333 (Ethical Theory), Phil 335 (Utopian Justice), Phil 337 (Third World Political Philosophy), Phil 380 (Social and Political Philosophy), Phil 381 (Special Topics: Advanced Political Philosophy: Ethics and Politics), Phil 395 (Global Ethics), Phil 410 (Feminist Legal Theory), Phil 430 (Literary Theory and Critical Theory), Phil 450 (Rights). Phil 108 (Moral and Social Problems), Phil G104 (Justice, Punishment and Reparation), Phil G105 (Contemporary Moral and Social Problems), Phil G106 (Justice and Money), Phil G107 (Self and Society), Phil G109 (Moral Debate in Society, Phil G 110 (Equality and Justice), Phil G130 (Privacy), Phil G201 (Morals and the Law), Phil G205 (The Idea of a Nation), Phil G207 (The Meaning of Life), Phil 200 (African Philosophy), Phil 210 (Philosophy of Education), Phil 215 (Philosophical Foundations of Public Policy), Phil 220 (Environmental Ethics), Phil 222 (Moral Issues in Medicine), Phil 230 (Philosophy and Feminism), Phil 232(Philosophy and Multiculturalism), Phil 265 (Sanity and Madness), Phil 287 (Equality), Phil 307 (Technology and Values), Phil 309 (Ethics of Property), Phil 323 (Mental Health: Law and Public Policy), Phil 388 (Moral Issues). Other courses that often count include Phil 225 (Philosophy of Religion).

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have completed four years of English, three years of college preparatory mathematics (algebra II is a minimum requirement), two years of the same foreign language, three years of science (including two with a laboratory component), two years of social science including one course in U.S. history, and two electives from the above areas, arts and humanities, or computer science. In addition, they must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550-600 on the paper test, 213-250 on the computer-based test, or 79-80 on the TOEFL IBT test, IELTS score of 6.0 or better and SAT or ACT scores are also required. Non-native speakers with a SAT-I verbal score of 400 or higher do not need to take the TOEFL.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of Massachusetts Boston

Department name

College of Liberal Arts, Department of Philosophy

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