Philosophy (BA)
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Program Requirements
For each R course, you may only take one class on any particular figure or topic. For instance, if you wish to take multiple classes of Phil 320R: Studies in Ancient Philosophy, you may only take Plato once, but you may then take Aristotle or Stoicism or any of the other figures or topics listed under Phil 320R.
Requirement 1 —Complete 4 Courses
Sources and Methods courses:
course - Philosophy Orientation 1.0
course - Intro to Logic/Crit Thinking 3.0
course - Philosophical Writing 3.0
course - Intermediate Formal Logic 3.0
Requirement 2 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses
course - History of Philosophy 1 3.0
course - Science & Civilization 1 3.0
Requirement 3 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses
course - History of Philosophy 2 3.0
course - Science & Civilization 2 3.0
Requirement 4 —Complete 1 of 5 Courses
Core Topics in Western Philosophy:
course - Intro to Applied Ethics 3.0
course - Introduction to Ethics 3.0
course - Intro to the Philosophy of Art 3.0
course - Intro Philosophy of Religion 3.0
course - Social & Political Philosophy 3.0
Requirement 5 —Complete 1 Course
Complete one registration of the following Historical Periods course:
course - Studies in Ancient Philosophy 3.0
Requirement 6 —Complete 1 Course
Complete one registration of the following Historical Periods course:
course - Studies in Modern Philosophy 3.0
Requirement 7 —Complete 1 of 7 Courses
Complete one of the following Historical Period courses (excluding the two specific registrations used to complete the above requirements):
course - History of Ethics 3.0
course - Studies in Ancient Philosophy 3.0
course - Studies in Medieval Philosophy 3.0
course - Studies in Modern Philosophy 3.0
course - Studies in Contemporary Phil 3.0
course - Non-Western Philosophy 3.0
course - Women and Philosophy 3.0
Requirement 8 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses
Complete one of the following Values and Conduct courses:
course - Topics in Ethics 3.0
course - Philosophy of Art 3.0
Requirement 9 —Complete 2 of 4 Courses
Complete two of the following Knowledge and Reality courses:
course - Philosophy of Language 3.0
course - Metaphysics 3.0
course - Epistemology 3.0
course - Philosophy of Mind 3.0
Requirement 10 —Complete 6 hours
Note: No more than 3 hours of Phil 249R will be allowed. Students must have a total of 30 credit hours of upper-division course work (300-level or above) in the major. Note: Phil 110 may count toward this requirement only if taken before the philosophy major was declared.
course - Intro to Applied Ethics 3.0
course - Introduction to Ethics 3.0
course - Intro to the Philosophy of Art 3.0
course - Intro Philosophy of Religion 3.0
course - Social & Political Philosophy 3.0
course - Philosophical Lecture Series - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours. 3.0
course - History of Ethics 3.0
course - Studies in Ancient Philosophy 3.0
course - Studies in Medieval Philosophy 3.0
course - Studies in Modern Philosophy 3.0
course - Studies in Contemporary Phil 3.0
course - Non-Western Philosophy 3.0
course - Women and Philosophy 3.0
course - Advanced Logic and Metalogic 3.0
course - Topics in Ethics 3.0
course - Philosophy of Art 3.0
course - Philosophy of Religion 3.0
course - Philosophy of Law 3.0
course - Philosophy of Language 3.0
course - Metaphysics 3.0
course - Epistemology 3.0
course - History&Philosophy of Science 3.0
course - Philosophy of Mind 3.0
course - Advanced Topics in Philosophy 3.0
course - Directed Readings 1.0v
course - Graduate Seminar 0.5v
Requirement 11 —Complete 3 hours
course - Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0
Requirement 12 —Complete 1 Course
Senior Seminar:
course - Senior Seminar 1.0
