Nov 21, 2024

2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Philosophy Major

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Requirements: (Total - 36 hours)

Take all of the following courses:

PHIL 150 - Introduction to Logic (3)
PHIL 170 - Classical Greek Philosophy (3)
PHIL 310 - Modern Philosophy (3)
PHIL 350 - Contemporary Problems in Philosophy (3)
PHIL 481 - Departmental Seminar (1) (3 credits total: three years of the annual 1-credit course)
PHIL 499 - Senior Thesis (3)
One year of college-level study of a foreign language (or its equivalent).
Portfolio and research project required in senior year.

Six other courses in philosophy chosen by the student in consultation with the faculty in philosophy selected from:
PHIL 130 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PHIL 190 - Philosophy of Religion (3)
PHIL 193 - Selected Topics (3)
PHIL 201 - Philosophy and Science (3)
PHIL 202 - Philosophy and Politics I: Ancient and Medieval (3) or POLS 202 Philosophy and Politics I: Ancient and Medieval
PHIL 204 - Philosophy and The Arts (3)
PHIL 208 - Philosophy and Environment (3)
PHIL 209 - Philosophy and Politics II: Modern and Contemporary (3)
PHIL 293 - Selected Topics 1 - 4
PHIL 370 - Major Philosophers (3)
PHIL 393 - Selected Topics 1 - 4
PHIL 410 - Philosophical Issues in Contemporary Culture (3) Or PHIL 493 Selected Topics

Signature Learning Requirements for Philosophy Major:

First Year Seminar
Reading and Writing
Oral Communication
Ethics
Quantitative Reasoning
Social Science
Fine Arts
Religion
Cultural Pluralism
Natural Science - Students must take a minimum of SIX (6) credit hours of Natural Science course (the combination of the Natural Science and Society requirement and the Laboratory Science Requirement).
Humanities
Global Systems

See Signature Learning Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.