专业中文名：哲学文科硕士
专业英文名：Philosophy M.A.
学　　　制：2.00 年
学　　　费：33960 美元/年
入学时间：1,8月
授课语言：英文
授课校区：美国匹兹堡大学
领　　　域：人文社会科学
申请费：50美元

美国匹兹堡大学哲学文科硕士课程是哲学系与哲学界紧密合作建成的哲学硕士课程，主要让学生继续攻读博士学位。美国匹兹堡大学哲学文科硕士课程还可以作为学生专业之外的辅修学位课程。 美国匹兹堡大学哲学文科硕士课程设置：哲学史，形而上学、认识论和语言哲学，历史和科学哲学，道德、价值论和道德心理学，形式哲学和哲学逻辑，数学，精神哲学。 The Department of Philosophy,in close cooperation with the larger philosophical community of Pittsburgh,offers a broad graduate program in philosophy,oriented primarily toward the doctoral degree.There is also a smaller master’s degree program for students who wish to pursue philosophy as a secondary degree in addition to their primary study at the University

美国匹兹堡大学哲学文科硕士课程入学要求： 学术要求： 大学本科毕业，拥有学士学位 语言要求：雅思总分不低于7分，单科不低于6.5分，托福总分不低于90分，单科不低于22分 Students enrolled in the regular MA program,either directly as a result of special circumstances,or as described in §8.2 and §8.3 of the Graduate Student Handbook,are supervised by the Director of Graduate Studies and must satisfy the following requirements: A.The student must satisfy the Area Requirement in the field of metaphysics and/or epistemology,and in addition one of the other Area Requirements (i.e. either ethics or the philosophy of science),as described in §3.3 of the Graduate Student Handbook. B.The student must do at least two units of history (where a “unit” is defined in §3.5 of the Graduate Student Handbook), such that one is in ancient philosophy and the other in modern/nineteenth century philosophy. C.The student must either pass the Basic Logic Exam or PHIL 1500 (or a more advanced logic course),as described in §3.1 of the Graduate Student Handbook. D. The student must satisfy the Language Requirement described in §3.2 of the Graduate Student Handbook. There is also a Course-Number Requirement, parallel to that described in §3.6 of the Graduate Student Handbook.The student must pass (with a grade of B or better) at least 8 courses (24 credits) offered by the Department,of which at least 4 courses (12) credits must be 2000-level or 3000-level.When these requirements have been met,the student will be comprehensively evaluated by the Department and,if the evaluation is favorable,the Department will recommend the conferral of the MA degree. The minimum requirement of residence for the MA degree is two terms of full residence work (or the equivalent of 24 credits) beyond the baccalaureate degree.Regulations concerning credits by transfer are spelled out in the A&S Graduate Programs Bulletin;see also §1.7 of the Graduate Student Handbook. All requirements for the MA degree should be completed within a period of four calendar years from the

美国匹兹堡大学哲学文科硕士课程设置： 哲学史，历史和科学哲学，道德、价值论和道德心理学，形式哲学和哲学逻辑，数学，精神哲学。 The department’s courses,topical offerings, and coverage are unusually broad,not merely because the faculty is relatively large,but also because nearly every member of the department has more than one area of specialization—often several. Within this wider philosophical scope,however,certain areas might be noted as particular strengths: ?History of philosophy—especially ancient,modern,and 19th-century philosophy ?Metaphysics,epistemology,and the philosophy of language ?History and philosophy of science,including (but not limited to) the foundations of modern physics ?Ethics,value theory,and moral psychology ?Formal philosophy and philosophical logic ?Mathematics (both foundationally and historically motivated) ?Philosophy of mind

通过美国匹兹堡大学哲学文科硕士课程的学习，学生毕业后可以根据自己所学的专业知识在政府部门、法学领域以及商业机构任职，或者继续进行更高学位的学习。