Master of Arts (Philosophy)

Purpose

The Master of Arts (Philosophy) offers advanced work in the discipline of Philosophy.

Entrance Requirements

The student must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The M.A.P. is built upon 24 or more hours of prerequisites which must be completed with a B- or better.

Course Title	Hours
Old Testament Survey	6-9*
New Testament Survey	6-9*
Church History	3-6*
Systematic Theology Survey	6-9*
Biblical Hermeneutics	3
Total	24 or more

*The range of hours allows for differing undergraduate programs in which survey courses may be designed for one or two semesters. The prerequisite courses must cover the entire range of material covered in the SWBTS courses.

Degree Requirements

 

Course Title	Course Number	Hours
Philosophical Studies
Analytic Theology	PHILO 5213	3
Philosophy of Religion	PHILO 4313	3
Critical Thinking	PHILO 5373	3
Epistemology	PHILO 4333	3
Metaphysics	PHILO 4343	3
Ethical Theory	ETHIC 4383	3
Philosophy of Mind	PHILO 4353	3
Advanced Philosophical Topics Seminar	PHILO 5543	3
History of Philosophy Seminar	PHILO 5533	3
Choose Two of the Following		6
God and Evil	PHILO 4383
Contemporary Philosophical Issues	PHILO 5513
Intermediate Logic	PHILO 5393
Christian Apologetics	PHILO 4373
Cultural Apologetics	PHILO 4403
Christian Faith and Science	PHILO 4483
Political Philosophy	PHILO 5523
Philosophy of Science	PHILO 4493
Theological and Ministry Studies
Systematic Theology I	SYSTH 3053	3
Doctrine of God or	SYSTH 3313 or	3
Trinity	SYSTH 3303
Baptist Heritage	BPTST 3203	3
Spiritual Formation I	SPFTH 3101	1
Spiritual Formation II	SPFTH 3111	1
Philosophy Research
Graduate Research Seminar	RSTCH 5552	2
Philosophy Research Seminar	PHILO 4542	2
	Total	48