The Department of Philosophy offers a 4+1 program in which qualified students can earn a master\u2019s degree in philosophy with just one additional year beyond their undergraduate work.<\/p>\n
The 4+1 program is designed to provide students with broad training in philosophy at the graduate level. The central objective is to help students develop competencies in:<\/p>\n
After the program, many students pursue further work in philosophy, political science, economics, law, business, and medicine.<\/p>\n
Work toward the 4+1 B.A.\/M.A. degree must begin in the student\u2019s senior year of undergraduate study.\u00a0Applicants are expected to be on track for completing the philosophy undergraduate major by the close of their senior year; however, applications from students completing minors in philosophy (and majors in other disciplines) will also be considered. Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 for admission to the program. Applicants do not need to submit GRE scores.<\/p>\n
Students must submit applications directly to the program\u2019s faculty coordinator. An application consists of the following:<\/p>\n
Upon acceptance to the program, students then complete the formal admissions process<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those admitted to the 4+1 program will meet individually with the faculty coordinator following acceptance into the program to devise a plan for completion.<\/p>\n The 4+1 B.A.\/M.A. degree requires 30 hours of graduate-level coursework in philosophy, taught by tenured or tenure-track philosophy faculty.\u00a0No undergraduate courses and no courses outside of the philosophy department count toward the requirements. Additionally, students must complete the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) requirement as part of the program. To do this, students must complete the CITI Program Course<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In the fall of their\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>plus one<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0year, students should register for PHIL 8020 Responsible Conduct of Research for Philosophy (0 credits).<\/span><\/p>\n Students in the program are encouraged to take at least 3 credit hours in a graduate-level philosophy course in fall of their senior year, and 6 credit hours in a graduate-level philosophy course in spring of their senior year.<\/span><\/p>\n Normally, no more than 6 credit hours may be taken in PHIL 8050: Independent Readings, but an additional 3 credit hours of PHIL 8050 may be taken with permission from the program coordinator. In consultation with the faculty coordinator and a philosophy faculty member, students may take a summer Independent Readings course between their senior year and their \u201cplus one\u201d year. In the \u201cplus one\u201d year, students will take at least 9 credit hours and up to 12 of philosophy graduate courses in each semester in order to reach the total 30 credits required by the close of the \u201cplus one\u201d academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n To retain good standing in the program, students must earn a grade of at least B+ in each of their graduate courses and must stay on track for completing the degree by the close of the \u201cplus one\u201d academic year. Students who do not retain good standing will be removed from the program.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Department of Philosophy offers a 4+1 program in which qualified students can earn a master\u2019s degree in philosophy with just one additional year beyond their undergraduate work. About the Program The 4+1 program is designed to provide students with broad training in philosophy at the graduate level. The central objective is to help students…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":433,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-headline-img.php","meta":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":753,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/philosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n