Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy / Master of Humanities

University of Colorado - Denver

The 4+1 accelerated Master's program in Philosophy is an expedited program of study that allows students to complete a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Master's degree in Humanities in as few as 5 years. Upon acceptance, students are allowed to take some graduate-level courses during their remaining semesters of undergraduate study. Up to defined limits, such classes may count both towards satisfying the requirements of the BA major and the MH Masters in Humanities. Ideally arranged, a student could take 5 dual-counted courses so that by the time of BA completion they are approximately halfway done with their graduate degree. This program is intended for outstanding undergraduate Philosophy majors who have demonstrated graduate-level academic skills and can do graduate-quality work as undergraduates. These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them. While students are completing a BA degree in Philosophy, they may also complete some of the requirements for an Master's in Humanities program by participating in the BA/ MH program using the following guidelines: When students complete either the MH or MSS degree we want them to have the ability to demonstrate the ''capacity to integrate knowledge and modes of thinking drawn from two or more disciplines to produce a cognitive advancement...in ways that would have been unlikely through single disciplinary means.'' Fundamentally we want students to demonstrate foundational knowledge of critical theories and concepts within the Humanities or Social Sciences depending on the degree sought. Student proficiency in either the Humanities or Social Science is demonstrated through writing.

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