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Thanks, this sheds some light on how MAs work in the US. In the UK there are various one-year masters called things like MA "Political Theory", "Ethics and Political Philosophy", "Social and Political Thought", "Global Ethics and Human Values", etc. They are mostly about coursework and do not have breadth requirements. This is basically what I'm looking for. So is there is nothing similar in the US?

Thanks for all your comments. One of the reasons I want to specialize is that in the Netherlands you are definitely expected by employers and others to have specialized with your MA, apart from that I don't want to repeat the broad background I got during my bachelor's. My own university has exchange programs with the following unis that I am currently considering (this would cut costs considerably): UCL MA Legal and Political Theory Edinburgh MSc Ethics and Political Philosophy Sheffield MA Political Theory Boston MA Philosophy American University (Washington DC) MA Philosophy and Social Policy and the St Andrews programme mentioned above (thanks!) Now if anyone knows something about these programmes I would be greatly helped. For instance the one at American University looks very nice and includes an internship in DC but I couldn´t find it in losts so I´m not sure about if it's also academically excellent?

Hi all, I am doing a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and have finished a master's degree in Political Science in the Netherlands. Now, I would like to pursue a terminal master's degree in political philosophy & ethics in the US, with a focus on distributive justice (social inequality) and modern theory, preferably for one year. There are several of such programs in the UK, but I have been unable to find any in the US. In the US, most universities either have only bachelor's (undergraduate) and PhD programmes without a terminal MA (e.g. Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Berkeley/Uni of Chicago/Rutgers), or the MA in philosophy requires you to do courses in all philosophical subfields rather than allow me to specialize in political philosophy (e.g. Tufts, Northern Illinois). From the others listed on http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/maprog.asp , I cannot really figure out which MAs are suitable for following with only political philosophy and ethics courses because the course descriptions are vague and vary each year. (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and Brandeis look interesting though; anyone with knowledge of these?) I would really like to hear if you know of any universities that fit my interests!