PHILOS 298Second-Year Writing Seminar
Philosophy · 2 to 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Students gain knowledge and develop skills required to write a journal-length philosophy essay of publishable quality, and guide it through the publication process. Students re-write, with greater polish and with consideration to likely criticisms of journal reviewers, a seminar paper that they have already written in a previous course. That instructor serves as an expert consultant for the project. Results in a second-year paper, which serves as the capstone requirement for the master’s degree. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
S/U grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.