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Program checklist · MA

Philosophy, MA

Binghamton University · Vestal, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
MA
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
13.1202
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196079
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196079_9187ce4a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Requirements

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    Program Requirements

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      Course Requirements

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      1. Totaling eight seminars, seven of which must be SPEL seminars and one of which may be chosen from other philosophy graduate courses or in consultation with the student’s advisor from courses offered by other departments
        Not resolved to a course
      2. One first-year SPEL seminar in social and political philosophy and one first-year SPEL seminar in ethics, to be taken during the first and second year of residency.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. At least two SPEL seminars emphasizing the history of philosophy. This is broadly construed, ranging from the ancient world to the 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, and may be in Western or non-Western philosophy.
        Not resolved to a course
      4. One SPEL seminar that draws mainly from the Anglo-American tradition and one SPEL seminar that draws mainly from the Continental European tradition.
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      5. One SPEL seminar in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science or philosophy of mind.
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      6. During each semester all students are required to enroll in the SPEL colloquium.
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      Proficiency Requirement

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      1. Level 1 Logic requirement: A grade of B or higher in an undergraduate course on formal logic, or completion of the final examination in (undergraduate) Elementary Logic (PHIL 122) with a grade of B or higher, or a grade of at least B on the SPEL examination in Basic Formal Logic.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. History of Philosophy requirements: A grade of B or higher in undergraduate courses in ancient Greek philosophy and modern philosophy, or completion of the final examinations in (undergraduate) Plato and Aristotle (PHIL 201) and Descartes, Hume and Kant (PHIL 202) with grades of B or higher.
        Not resolved to a course

      The Area Paper

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        Additional Information About the Program

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          Source. Binghamton University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.binghamton.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=2238&returnto=313. Captured page pages/0172.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.