Philosophy, BA

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Required Credit Hours: 30

(Those who wish to prepare for graduate study in philosophy or in a related discipline will normally take more than this required minimum.)

Major Computing Requirement:

Two 400-level seminar courses with a grade of C- or better, and each student must produce at least one paper for each of these courses by word processor and certify that the paper was produced by the student in that manner.

Major Writing Requirement:

Successful completion of two 400 level courses, with a grade of C- or better.

Core Requirements:

A program for each major will be developed through consultation with a member of the philosophy faculty acting as a major advisor. Each program major must fulfill the following requirements:

History of Philosophy:

At least two courses, one selected from each group:

PHIL 231 - Greek Philosophy (3) or
PHIL 232 - Medieval Philosophy (3)
PHIL 252 - 17th- and 18th-Century European Philosophy (3) or
PHIL 253 - Kant and his Successors (3)

Value Theory:

At least one course selected from the following:

PHIL 215 - Right and Wrong in the Contemporary World (3)
PHIL 303 - Ethics (3)
PHIL 304 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (3)
PHIL 305 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
PHIL 310 - Philosophy of Law (3)
PHIL 403 - Advanced Topics in Value Theory (3)

Metaphysics & Epistemology:

At least one course selected from:

PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Language (3)
PHIL 345 - Philosophy of Mind (3)
PHIL 350 - Theory of Knowledge (3)
PHIL 375 - Metaphysics (3)
PHIL 415 - Advanced Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology (3)

Interdisciplinary Application:

At least one course selected from:

PHIL 304 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (3)
PHIL 305 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
PHIL 310 - Philosophy of Law (3)
PHIL 311 - Philosophy of Religion (3)
PHIL 313 - Philosophy of Science (3)
PHIL 320 - Philosophy and Feminism (3)
PHIL 325 - Neuroscience and Ethics (3)
PHIL 345 - Philosophy of Mind (3)

Logic Course:

PHIL 210 - Critical Thinking (3) or
PHIL 301 - Symbolic Logic (3)
301 is especially recommended for those students who contemplate graduate study in philosophy.

Seminars:

At least two 400-level seminars (exclusive of PHIL 441 , PHIL 442 , PHIL 495 and PHIL 496 )

Note:

The same course cannot be used to satisfy more than one of the above requirements. Majors are strongly encouraged to complete requirements 1, 2 and 3 before the end of the junior year.