PHILOSOPHY, BA
Department of Philosophy
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- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Philosophy
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Philosophy: Ethics Track
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Philosophy
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Requirements | ||
| Select 10 Philosophy (PHL) courses, with 7 courses at the 200-level or higher, 3 courses must be at the 400-level, one of which must be a Capstone--PHL 490, 491, or 492. | 30 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Practical Reasoning | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| The Rule of Law | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Philosophy and Christianity | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Philosophy of Art | ||
| History of Moral Philosophy | ||
| Intermediate Bioethics | ||
| Introduction to Symbolic Logic | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Classical Political Thought | ||
| Modern Political Theory | ||
| Classical Thought of India China and the West | ||
| History of Philosophy: Socrates Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Science, Knowledge, and Reality | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Biology | ||
| Philosophy and Feminism | ||
| Ethics: Theories of Good and Evil | ||
| Ethics of War | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| History of Philosophy: Descartes to Hume | ||
| History of Philosophy: Kant and 19th Century | ||
| History of Philosophy: Twentieth Century | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Minds and Machines | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Neuroethics | ||
| Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| History of Philosophy: Descartes to Hume | ||
| Hist of PHL:Kant and 19th Cent | ||
| History of Philosophy: Twentieth Century | ||
| Philosophical Problems in the Natural and Social Sciences | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Internship | ||
| Directed Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Grade Requirement
No course in which a grade below "C" has been earned may be counted toward the major.
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Philosophy: Ethics Track
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose Four 1 | 12 | |
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Intermediate Bioethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Ethics: Theories of Good and Evil | ||
| Ethics of War | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Neuroethics | ||
| Required Capstone Course: Choose One 2 | 3 | |
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Elective Courses: Choose Five 3 | 15 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Practical Reasoning | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| The Rule of Law | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Philosophy and Christianity | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Philosophy of Art | ||
| History of Moral Philosophy | ||
| Intermediate Bioethics | ||
| Introduction to Symbolic Logic | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Classical Political Thought | ||
| Modern Political Theory | ||
| Classical Thought of India China and the West | ||
| History of Philosophy: Socrates Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Science, Knowledge, and Reality | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Biology | ||
| Philosophy and Feminism | ||
| Ethics: Theories of Good and Evil | ||
| Ethics of War | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| History of Philosophy: Descartes to Hume | ||
| History of Philosophy: Kant and 19th Century | ||
| History of Philosophy: Twentieth Century | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Language | ||
| Minds and Machines | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Neuroethics | ||
| Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| History of Philosophy: Descartes to Hume | ||
| Hist of PHL:Kant and 19th Cent | ||
| History of Philosophy: Twentieth Century | ||
| Philosophical Problems in the Natural and Social Sciences | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Seminar | ||
| Philosophy Internship | ||
| Directed Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
| 1 |
The department chairperson may, on a case by case basis, allow substitutions to count for required courses when deemed appropriate. |
| 2 |
The department chairperson may, on a case by case basis, allow substitutions to count for required courses when deemed appropriate. |
| 3 |
Any 5 philosophy courses may be chosen, so long as the student satisfies the general requirements for the philosophy major. Also, students must have 9 hours at the 400-level to graduate with this major. |
Grade Requirement
No course in which a grade below "C" has been earned may be counted toward the major.
