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MA Philosophy at University of Iowa

University of Iowa, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in philosophy is not offered as a terminal degree. It is awarded to students as they work toward the philosophy PhD or as part of the combined MA/JD program. Breadth of knowledge: demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of areas in philosophy—metaphysics and epistemology; value theory; history of philosophy; and logic, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of science.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Philosophy  |  Duration: 30 s.h. required  |  Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

The Master of Arts program in philosophy requires a minimum of 30 s.h. of graduate credit and is offered without thesis.

Career pathways

The graduate program is designed to train teachers and scholars in philosophy. The Department of Philosophy is also invested in helping students to use their philosophical training careers outside of academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see the Manual of Rules and Regulations on the Graduate College website.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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