Philosophy B.A.
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 33
Required Cumulative GPA: 1.7
Catalog Year: 2019-2020
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Lower-Division Core | 12 | |
| Philosophy Upper-Division Core | 12 | |
History | ||
Value Theory | ||
Continental Philosophy | ||
Analytic Philosophy | ||
| Required Upper-Division Electives in Philosophy | 6 | |
| Senior Seminar | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Philosophy Lower-Division Core
Note: The following courses also satisfy general education requirements:
- PHL 210E fulfills the "Intermediate Writing" and "Ethics and Human Values" requirements.
- PHL 261Y and PHL 262Y both fulfill the "Democracy and Citizenship" requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PHL 210E | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 233 | Intro to Logic: Deduction | 3 |
| PHL 261Y | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 262Y | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Philosophy Upper-Division Core
Rule: Complete four courses (12 credits) with one course (3 credits) in each of the following four core areas. 12 total credits required.
I. History
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 400-level (PHL 491 may count as upper-division core courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
PHL 462 | Early Modern Philosophy | |
PHL 464 | Kant | |
PHL 465 | Plato | |
PHL 466 | Aristotle | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
II. Value Theory
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 400-level (PHL 491 ) may count as upper-division core courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
PHL 412 | Ethics and Public Affairs | |
PHL 422 | Environmental Philosophy | |
PHL 427 | Topics in Philosophy of Art | |
PHL 429 | Philosophy in Literature | |
PHL 449 | History of Moral and Political Philosophy | |
PHL 450 | Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | |
PHL 455 | Philosophy of Society and Culture | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
III. Continental Philosophy
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 400-level (PHL 491) may count as upper-division core courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
PHL 467 | 19th Century Continental Philosophy | |
PHL 468 | 20th Century Continental Philosophy | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
IV. Analytic Philosophy
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 400-level (PHL 491) may count as upper-division core courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
PHL 403 | Early Wittgenstein | |
PHL 404 | Later Wittgenstein | |
PHL 407 | Epistemology | |
PHL 408 | Philosophy of Mind | |
PHL 445 | Central Issues in Philosophy of Science | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Required Upper-Division Electives in Philosophy
Note: Any course taken to fulfill an Upper-Division Core area requirement cannot also count as an Upper-Division Elective. Internships (PHL 398 and PHL 498) cannot satisfy both upper-division electives.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
PHL 311 | The Good, Right, Beautiful | |
PHL 316 | Historical Figures in Phil | |
PHL 317E | Law and Morality | |
PHL 321E | Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | |
PHL 323 | Ethics of Climate Change | |
PHL 351 | Philosophy and Feminism | |
PHL 363H | Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy | |
PHL 390 | Research | |
PHL 391 | Special Topics | |
PHL 392 | Independent Study | |
PHL 394 | Seminar | |
PHL 398 | Internship | |
PHL 403 | Early Wittgenstein | |
PHL 404 | Later Wittgenstein | |
PHL 407 | Epistemology | |
PHL 408 | Philosophy of Mind | |
PHL 412 | Ethics and Public Affairs | |
PHL 422 | Environmental Philosophy | |
PHL 427 | Topics in Philosophy of Art | |
PHL 429 | Philosophy in Literature | |
PHL 445 | Central Issues in Philosophy of Science | |
PHL 449 | History of Moral and Political Philosophy | |
PHL 450 | Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | |
PHL 455 | Philosophy of Society and Culture | |
PHL 462 | Early Modern Philosophy | |
PHL 464 | Kant | |
PHL 465 | Plato | |
PHL 466 | Aristotle | |
PHL 467 | 19th Century Continental Philosophy | |
PHL 468 | 20th Century Continental Philosophy | |
PHL 490 | Research | |
PHL 491 | Special Topics | |
PHL 492 | Independent Study | |
PHL 494 | Seminar | |
PHL 498 | Internship | |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Senior Seminar
Note: PHL 499 fulfills the Advanced College Writing requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| PHL 499 | Senior Seminar (normally taken during the spring semester of senior year) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Modern and Classical Language Requirement
Note: Students who major in philosophy must demonstrate second semester proficiency in a foreign language either by completing two semesters of one foreign language, with grades of C- (1.67) or better, or by receiving an equivalent score on a competence exam. Recommended languages for philosophy are Ancient Greek, Latin, French, and German.