MA/MS in Philosophy

The Master of Arts in Philosophy is run by Wayne State's liberal arts college and serves students who want further preparation in the discipline. Graduates may continue toward teaching, research, or professional work that calls for careful reasoning about complex questions. Students choose between a thesis route and an essay route. The thesis route involves fewer courses and a long, defended piece of original work reviewed by a three-member faculty committee, followed by an oral exam. The essay route involves more coursework and a shorter paper. A third option is open only to doctoral students who want a master's credential along the way. All students meet distribution requirements that include advanced symbolic logic, and the department keeps a graduate handbook with rules that apply to every graduate student.