联合米.A. 在哲学 & 神学

需求

1. 哲学和神学课程:
   The program requires a total of 10 graduate-level courses, to be divided as closely as possible between theology 和 philosophy (i.e.，各5个或其中一个6个，另一个4个). These distributions cross another one between 6 courses in the concentration of a student’s choice (see below) 和 4 that should be committed to rounding out her/his background 和 grounding in the fields. Each student is required to take “神学电子游戏正规平台哲学,，该课程每年或每两年提供一次.

2. 还有一个论文选项. Students who write a thesis do so during the final two semesters in the program. 在必修的十门课程中，它占了两门. A first semester is dedicated to guided reading 和 the establishment of an outline 和 bibliography. 第二学期是写论文的时间. The project should be approved by the end of the previous semester, have the explicit agreement of a faculty member to supervise, 经过项目联合主管的正式批准. The thesis must be at least 60 pages long (double-spaced, 12-point font).

3. Students choose their courses primarily from the 电子游戏软件 哲学 和 神学 departments: They also have access to courses in religion offered at other member institutions of the 波士顿神学跨宗教协会 (发言). 哲学 courses at other member institutions of the Boston area consortium: Boston University, 塔夫斯大学, 和布兰迪斯大学. 通过应用程序, they can also participate in the 电子游戏正规平台生 Consortium in Women’s Studies.

4. Students take their courses alongside graduate students in the st和ard philosophy 和 theology programs.

5. Students are required to demonstrate intermediate proficiency in at least one non-英语 language of competence for their academic interests. This is most often French, German, Greek or Latin, but one can make a case for others. Language courses do not count among the ten courses required for the degree.

6. All students must pass a comprehensive examination that is administered toward the end of or after the final semester of coursework. The examination includes take-home written answers to two questions each in philosophy 和 theology. These should be 6-8 pages in length, 和 in full scholarly style (analysis, argument, footnotes). A short time after the written answers have been submitted, 对答案的口头答辩已经安排好了. 这大约需要75分钟. 阅读清单可以在这里找到.

7. All students are required to attend monthly meetings of the 哲学与神学高级电子游戏正规平台研讨会.

8. Late in their second semester of coursework, students choose a specific area of concentration. 既定的专业是“伦理学”,”“信仰, 哲学, 和科学," "Foundations 在哲学 和 神学" 和 "Medieval Thought,和“哲学与宗教”(i.e.(非基督教宗教).

9. All students are mentored by one or both of the co-directors until they choose their area of concentration. 当时, a faculty mentor specialized in that area may be added or else replace the previous mentors.

10. The program is designed for completion within four semesters, 但可以安排更长的轨迹.