该课程既适合有兴趣提高其他研究生课程（例如法学院哲学博士学位或法学博士学位课程）入学条件的学生，也适用于对额外一年哲学学习感兴趣但又没有兴趣的学生任何未来学术工作的计划。少数每年在开始研究生学习之前已经完成学士学位的学生可以被录取为硕士课程。无论是硕士课程的录取还是完成，都不能确保其后被博士学位课程录取。哲学硕士是独立于亚利桑那大学哲学博士学位的。程序。如果他们选择申请博士学位课程，则完成哲学专业AMP的学生将不会相对于其他申请者得到特殊考虑。
This program is intended both for students interested in enhancing their qualifications for admission to other graduate programs (such as Ph.D. programs in philosophy or J.D. programs at law schools) as well as for students interested in an additional two years of philosophical study but without any plans for future academic work.<br>A limited number of students who will have completed the Bachelor's degree prior to beginning their graduate studies may be annually admitted to the M.A. program. Neither admission to nor completion of the M.A. program ensures subsequent admission to the doctoral program.<br>The MA in Philosophy is independent of the University of Arizona Philosophy Ph.D. program. Students completing the MA in Philosophy will be given no special consideration relative to other applicants if they choose to apply to the doctoral program.<br>Our M.A. in Philosophy is a two-year program available to a limited number of students who will have completed the Bachelor's degree prior to beginning their graduate studies. We also offer a separate accelerated M.A. program to current philosophy undergraduates.