Philosophy (B.A.)
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
General Education 23 Requirements | ||
33 credit hours | 33 | |
Philosophy Major Requirements (30 credit hours) | ||
Required Courses (18 credit hours) | ||
PHI 103 | INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | 3 |
or PHI 107 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL LOGIC | |
PHI 304 | PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | 3 |
PHI 309 | KNOWLEDGE AND JUSTIFICATION | 3 |
PHI 324 | ZEN BUDDHISM | 3 |
or PHI 360 | AFRICANA PHILOSOPHY | |
PHI 335 | GOD AND RELIGION | 3 |
or PHI 351 | ETHICS BOWL | |
PHI 401 | PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR | 3 |
or PHI 402 | SEMINAR IN HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY | |
Electives (12 credit hours) | ||
Select four from the following: | 12 | |
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | ||
THE MEANING OF LIFE | ||
ETHICS FOR SCIENTISTS | ||
ETHICS FOR BUSINESS | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
MINDS AND MACHINES | ||
TOPIC COURSE (1-3) | ||
PHILOSOPHY AND YOGA | ||
SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY | ||
JUSTICE: LIBERTY VS. EQUALITY | ||
SYMBOLIC LOGIC | ||
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AND SEX | ||
HISTORY OF ETHICS | ||
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND | ||
RIGHTS AND RESPECT | ||
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
RACE AND PROGRESS | ||
TOPIC COURSE | ||
SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12) | ||
All College Electives | ||
57 credit hours | 57 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
Students will:
- comprehend texts, particularly philosophical texts.
- understand and clearly articulate “fundamental and powerful concepts” (e.g., truth, knowledge, justification, evidence, respect, justice, good, right, value, argument, reason, validity, soundness).
- evaluate, justify, defend, and apply positions on complicated, everyday issues in written and oral form.
- recognize the conceptions and perspectives of others and their foundations.
- accept and apply critical feedback on philosophical work.