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Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

200-Level Philosophy Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 216 - The History of Ethics 3 Credit(s)

200-Level Philosophy Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 218 - Major Social and Political Thinkers 3 Credit(s)

200-Level Philosophy Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 290 - The Philosophy of Law 3 Credit(s)

300-400 Level Philosophy Course (3 Credits)

• PHILLAW 300 - Basic Legal Rsng&Rsr 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 333 - Ethical Theory 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 380 - Social & Political Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 418 - The End of Democracy 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 450 - Rights 3 Credit(s)

Capstone Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 475 - Philosophy Capstone 3.0 Credit(s)

Additional Electives (15 Credits)

Take five additional philosophy courses 300-level or higher.

Upon completion of the BA program, students will:

• be able to construct or reconstruct a structured argument
• Have a familiarity with philosophical methods 
• Have acquired critical analysis skills
• have acquired clear and engaging written communication skills
• be able to accurately represent and interpret philosophical sources

Students who complete these majors or minors will be able to:

• Understand how to ask and answer philosophical questions
• Know how to apply a humanistic philosophical approach to issues of life that can arise from any discipline or across disciplines
• produce clear and convincing written and oral arguments
• understand the history of philosophy (the Standard Major and the ESP major emphasize this more stringently)

Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: June 15

Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process 

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.

Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program is designed for students with interests in writing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Through the course of study, the program connects you to a creative writing community in which you can foster your writing talents and skills.

Race, Ethnicity & Literature Minor
The Race, Ethnicity, and Literature (REL) minor gives you the opportunity to encounter the literary expressions of diverse communities, including your own. If you are interested in learning more about African American, Asian American, Native American, and Latinx literature, then this is the concentration/minor for you. In addition to learning about diverse literatures and cultures, REL courses also teach literature in diverse ways so that you can take courses on everything from Race in Shakespeare to Latinx literature.