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Theses by UMBC philosophy majors:

• Michael Young '11: Honors thesis: "Irrationality without Division: Mechanisms of Irrationality and the Fractured Mind", supervised by Dr. Yalowitz. Mr. Young was awarded the prestigious Gates Cambridge Fellowship for graduate study in Philosophy at Cambridge University 2011-12. He will attend medical school starting in 2012.
• Glenn Matthew Eller '10: Honors thesis: "Mental Causation and The Causal Exclusion Problem", supervised by Dr. Yalowitz. Mr. Eller was accepted with full scholarship to Syracuse University's Ph.D. program in Philosophy, commencing in Fall 2011.
• Jennifer Mark '08: Honors Thesis: "Realism, Anti-Realism and Possible Worlds", supervised by Dr. Pfeifer.
• Robert Rifkin '07: Honors Thesis: "Underdetermination of Theory by Evidence", supervised by Dr. Pfeifer.

Meet a research student:

• Daniel Graham
• Charles Mason III

Benefits for Philosophy students:

• Work with a faculty member
• Experience hands-on research
• Reinforce classroom learning
• Prepare for work or graduate school
• Travel to national conferences
• Receive grant funding
  • “Role of Mental Stages on Moral Thought and Ethical Theory”
• Publish independent research
  • Ethics and Anthropology: Observational Data, Meta-Ethical Moral Relativism, and the Role of Values
    Peter Andes. UMBC Review vol.14.

So, what are you doing next summer?

• EURO Scholars
• The Leadership Alliance
• Case Western Reserve University
• University of California, Irvine's Research Opportunities
• UMBC Summer Research Opportunities

Get started today!

For more information, check out this department's website:

Philosophy

For more information:
Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu or 410-455-5754