Texas State Links
Graduate MA - Requirements
MASTERS OF ARTS APPLIED PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS
Applied Philosophy is the fastest growing sector of the discipline of philosophy and addresses the need for comprehensive, normative, informed and logically consistent responses to challenges encountered in business, medicine, globalizing politics, economics, and education. The theoretical frameworks and analytic skills imparted in the Applied Philosophy and Ethics program are applicable to a wide range of practical affairs: public policy, educational methodology, leadership, community organization, ecological planning, and civic responsibility.
Overview:
| Category | Semester Credit Hours (Thesis Track) | Semester Credit Hours (Non-Thesis Track) |
| Required Courses | 12 | 6 |
| Prescribed Electives | 9 | 18 |
| Free Electives | 9 | 9 |
| Other (Final Examination/Interview about Portfolio and Progress in the Program) | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 33 |
Thesis and Non-Thesis Tracks:
| Prefix and Number | Required Courses (Both Tracks) | SCH |
| Phil 5301 | Applied Philosophy (repeatable as a prescribed elective with different emphases) | 3 |
| Phil 5302 | Dialogue (repeatable as a prescribed elective with different emphases) | 3 |
| | Required Courses (Thesis Track) | |
| Phil 5399A | Thesis | 3 |
| Phil 5399B | Thesis | 3 |
| Prefix and Number | Prescribed Elective Courses (9 hours, thesis-track; 18 hours, non-thesis-track) | SCH |
| Phil 5301 | Applied Philosophy (may be repeated for credit as a prescribed elective with different emphases | 3 |
| Phil 5302 | Dialogue (may be repeated for credit as a prescribed elective with different emphases) | 3 |
| Phil 5303 | Philosophy of Technology | 3 |
| Phil 5322 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
| Phil 5323 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| Phil 5324 | Meaning of Life | 3 |
| Phil 5325 | Philosophy of Sex and Love | 3 |
| Phil 5326 | Philosophy of Sport | 3 |
| Phil 5327 | Medical Ethics and Bio-ethics | 3 |
| Phil 5351 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| Phil 5355 | Philosophical Theory of Science | 3 |
| Phil 5388 | Problems in Philosophy (may be repeated for credit with different emphases) | 3 |
| Phil 5395 | Internship in Applied Philosophy | 3 |
Join the Conversation