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Program - Political Thought |
Graduate
Program
in
Political Thought
The Department
of Political Science and the Department of Philosophy
jointly administer a graduate research program in political
thought. This interdisciplinary emphasis, completed in conjunction
with a degree-granting graduate program, allows students to
pursue work in the history of political thought and in modern
political Philosophy. The faculty supervises research in diverse
areas, including 17th and 18th century British political thought,
theories of justice, rights, democracy, Marxism, applied ethics
and law. Students do supervised research for an M.A. thesis
or Ph.D. dissertation. Required course work is drawn from three
core areas: (1) Traditions in Western Political Thought, (2)
Ethical Foundations and (3) The Methodology
of Political Inquiry. The College of Humanities and the College
of Social and Behavioral Science jointly administer the interdisciplinary
Graduate Program in Political Thought.
Admission
Applications
for admission in the Graduate program in Political Thought
are available from either sponsoring Department. Those who
are not current University of Utah graduate students must
apply to The Graduate School for admission to the University
and also be accepted by an academic Department, preferably
Philosophy or Political Science.
Students
currently enrolled in Utah graduate programs in either Philosophy
or Political Science may apply for admission to the Supervisory
Committee
in Political Thought. Those in other areas need the approval
of the Supervisory Committee in Political Thought and their
major Department.
Program applications
through Philosophy Department are due 60 days prior to the
beginning of the term for which admission is sought .
For those entering under the semester system beginning Autumn
1998 and thereafter, the Political Science applications deadlines
are February 1 for Fall Semester and October 1 for Spring
Semester.
Program
Requirements
Students
fulfill the regular requirements of the academic Department
granting their degree (either the MA or Ph.D.). together with
the following requirements of the Graduate Program in Political
Thought:
MA
Degree Students: Complete four courses, two of which must
be drawn from Core Area I, and one from Core Areas II and
III.
Ph.D.
Degree Students:
Select courses in consultation with the Supervisory Committee
in Political Thought, complete seven courses, two from Core
Area I and at least one from the remaining two Core Areas.
Theses and Dissertations:
Masters theses and Doctoral dissertations are directed
by the student's supervisory committee. Ph.D. committees consist
of five persons, at least three of whom are members of the
Supervisory Committee in Political Thought.
MA committees have three members, at least two of whom are
from the Supervisory Committee in Political Thought.
Core
Areas and Approved Courses
Course
offerings are drawn from the Philosophy (PHIL) and Political
Science (POL
S) curricula and include the following:
Core
Area I, Traditions in Western Political Thought
Political
Science (Quarter
System)
500 Western Political Thought I
501 Western Political Thought II
502 American Political Thought
503 20th Century Political Thought
603 Workshop in Political Theory
Semester Equivalency
6000 Foundations of Political Thought:
Ancient and Juedo Christian
6010 Political Thought from Machiavelli
6025 American Political Thought: 1620 -present
6035 Contemporary Political Thought
6030 Proseminar in Political Thought
6140 Feminist Political Theory
6200 Workshop in Political Theory
Philosophy
(Quarter System)
576 Advanced Political Philosophy
791 Seminar in Political Philosophy
Semester Equivalency
5700 Advanced Political Philosophy
7700 Seminar in Political Philosophy
Core
Area II, Ethical Foundations
Philosophy
(Quarter System)
540 Ethics
541 Theoretical and Applied Ethics
787 Seminar in Ethics
790 Seminar in Applied Philosophy
Semester Equivalency
5500 Ethics
5510 Theoretical and Applied Ethics
7500 Seminar in Ethics
7510 Seminar in Applied Ethics
Core
Area III, The Methodology of Political Inquiry
Political
Science (Quarter System)
602 Quantitative Analysis in Political Science
603 Workshop in Political Theory
Semester Equivalency
6001 Quantitative Analysis in Political Science
6002 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
6040 Theories of Political Inquiry
6200 Workshop in Political Theory
Philosophy
(Quarter System)
522 Symbolic Logic
525 Philosophy of Science
526 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (cross-listed as POL
S 604/ 6040)
Semester Equivalency 5210 Modal Logic
5350 Philosophy of Science
Core
Area IV, Supplementary Courses
Philosophy
(Quarter System)
542 Moral Problems in the Professions
544 Advanced Bioethics
574 Advanced Philosophy of Law
Semester Equivalency
5520 Advanced Bioethics
5750 Advanced Philosophy of Law
FACULTY
Political
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Graduate Program - Political Thought
