Neurophilosophy Concentration

Concentration Requirements

In addition to meeting the requirements noted above, students seeking the M.A. with a Neurophilosophy concentration have the following additional requirements

1. PHIL 6330 - Philosophy of Mind , PHIL 6340 - Philosophy and Cognitive Science , PHIL 8330 - Seminar in Philosophy of Mind , or PHIL 8340 - Seminar in Philosophy and Cognitive Science . This requirement is exempt from the usual “no double-counting” rule for distribution requirements; e.g. PHIL 8330  can count both toward this requirement and the seminar requirement.
2. Six hours at the graduate level of courses relevant to neurophilosophy from other departments, such as Neuroscience or Psychology. (These courses count towards the 27-hour requirement and must be approved, in advance, by the Philosophy Neurophilosophy Faculty and the Philosophy Director of Graduate Studies.) For the purposes of the rule below that only six hours of credit earned outside the Department of Philosophy at Georgia State University may be applied towards the Georgia State M.A. in philosophy, these courses count as courses taken in the Department of Philosophy at Georgia State.
3. Must take least three letter-graded courses with the word “Seminar” in the title. (This is one less than the number required of other students.)
4. Students on the thesis option must write a thesis on a topic related to Neurophilosophy, broadly construed (topic will be approved by the Philosophy Neurophilosophy Faculty and the Philosophy Director of Graduate Studies).