~  Curriculum - American Philosophy  ~
M.A. in Philosophy at IUPUI

Curriculum for American Philosophy Track

    Module 1: Philosophy Core (6 cr. required)
                       PHIL P525 Topics in the History of Philosophy (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P540 Contemporary Ethical Theories (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P543 Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P553 Philosophy of Science (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P560 Metaphysics (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P562 Theory of Knowledge (3 cr.)

     Module 2: Concentration specific courses (18 cr. required)
               1. Required foundational course (3 cr.):
                       PHIL P558 American Philosophy (3 cr.)
               2. Concentration specific electives (9 cr. required)
                       PHIL P503 The Semiotics of C. S. Peirce (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P507 American Philosophy and the Analytic Tradition (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P514 Pragmatism (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P549 Bioethics and Pragmatism (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P590 Intensive Reading (1-3 cr.) [Only with track specific content]
                       PHIL P600 Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.) [When content is track specific]
                       PHIL P650 Topics in Semiotic Philosophy (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P701 Peirce Seminar (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P730 Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy (4 cr.)
                                          [When content is track specific]
                       PHIL P748 Seminar in American Philosophy (3 cr.)
               3. Open electives (6 cr. required)
                     These include all of the courses above, as well as all other graduate courses                                                                             offered in the IUPUI Department of Philosophy. The latter include:
                       PHIL P520 Philosophy of Language (3 cr.)
                       PHIL P542 The Ethics and Values of Philanthropy (3 cr.)

       Module 3: Thesis (6 cr. required)
                       PHIL P803 Master’s Thesis in Philosophy

                       Non-Thesis (6 cr. required)

                       Students may select any concentration specific electives listed above.

Sample Curriculum

First semester:
     PHIL P558 American Philosophy (3 cr.)
     PHIL P650 Topics in Semiotic Philosophy (3 cr.)
     PHIL P562 Theory of Knowledge (3 cr.)

Second Semester:
     PHIL P560 Metaphysics (3 cr.)
     PHIL P503 The Semiotics of C. S. Peirce (3 cr.)
     PHIL P507 American Philosophy and the Analytic Tradition (3 cr.)

Third Semester:
     PHIL P514 Pragmatism (3 cr.)
     PHIL P701 Peirce Seminar (3 cr.)

Fourth Semester:
     PHIL P803 Thesis (6 cr.)

OR

     PHIL P549 Bioethics and Pragmatism (3 cr.)

     PHIL P748 Seminar in American Philosophy (3 cr.)