The course is designed to take students through the various steps involved in constructing a plan of research in order to write a PhD dissertation. By the completion of the course, all students will be expected to have produced an acceptable dissertation prospectus. This course is required for all PhD students who are completing their course work. The course does not count toward the philosophy department's PhD seminar requirement.

The course is designed to take students through the various steps involved in constructing a plan of research in order to write a PhD dissertation. By the completion of the course, all students will be expected to have produced an acceptable dissertation prospectus. This course is required for all PhD students who are completing their course work. The course does not count toward the philosophy department's PhD seminar requirement.