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Philosophy
Department of History and Philosophy
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Philosophy is concerned with the underlying assumptions and broad implications of human knowledge and values. The curriculum in philosophy contains a wide range of courses that explore these topics by studying philosophical problems through the writings of important philosophers of the past and present. Emphasis is placed on understanding different solutions to these problems and on analyzing and criticizing them.
The Bachelor of Art in Philosophy has traditionally served as a basis for further study in philosophy, law, religion, or related fields. It may also be used as background training for government, business, or any field that depends upon a strong liberal arts education. The department has traditionally encouraged taking a double major and has restricted the number of required courses in philosophy so that this may be possible.
Students may elect to major in philosophy through either the philosophy option or the philosophy and religion option. The department also encourages students to engage in independent study through the departmental honors option. This option has the following requirements:
- Students must have a minimum 3.5 grade-point average in their major and a 3.0 GPA overall.
- Students must present an acceptable, bound senior thesis, and an oral defense of the thesis.
Students may attain 3-6
undergraduate independent
study credits while working
for the thesis. Qualified
students may enroll in the
honors option through their
departmental advisors.
Curricula in Philosophy
| Freshman Year | | | Credits |
| CLS 101US--University Seminar | | | 3 |
| ENGL 121W--College Writing I | | | 3 |
| Math Core | | | 3 |
| Philosophy Electives | | | 6 |
| University Core and Electives |
| | 15 |
| | | 30 |
| Sophomore Year | | | Credits |
| PHIL 231--Introduction to Logic | | | 3 |
| One Year Modern Lang | | | 8 |
| Select
one of the following in political philosophy/aesthetics: | | | |
| PHIL
311--Aesthetics & The Arts |
| | 3 |
| PHIL 313--Philosophy and Film | | | 3 |
| PHIL 362--Philosophy and Race | | | 3 |
| PHIL 363--Philosophy and Feminism | | | 3 |
| PHIL 325RH--State, Community, and Individual | | | 3 |
| University Core and Electives |
| | 16 |
| | | 30 |
| Junior Year | | | Credits |
| PHIL 305--History
of Phil: Anc & Mediv |
| | 3 |
| PHIL 306--History
of Phil: Modern |
| | 3 |
| Select
one of the following in ethics: | | | |
| PHIL 332--Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 334--Moral Theory | | | 3 |
| PHIL 338--Bio-Medical Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 340--Environmental Ethics | | | 3 |
| University Core and Electives |
| | 21 |
| | | 30 |
| Senior Year | | | Credits |
| PHIL 400--Seminar | | | 3 |
| PHIL 400--Seminar | | | 3 |
| Select one of the following in metaphysics/epistemology: | | | |
| PHIL 342--Approaches to Epistemology | | | 3 |
| PHIL 352--Metaphysics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 364--Contemporary Philosophy | | | 3 |
| PHIL 378--Philosophy of Science | | | 3 |
University Core and Electives |
| | 21 |
| | | 30 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above. Students must receive a grade of C- or better in all required courses.
| Freshman Year | | | Credits |
| CLS 101US--University Seminar | | | 3 |
| ENGL 121W--College Writing I |
| Math Core | | | 3 |
| | 3 |
| University Core and Electives |
| | 21 |
| | | 30 |
| Sophomore Year | | | Credits |
| PHIL 231--Introduction to Logic | | | 3 |
| One Year Modern Lang | | | 8 |
| Take one of
the following: |
| | |
| RELS
202D--Asian Religion-Hindusim & Buddhism |
| | 3 |
| RELS
203D--Asian Religions:
from Taoism to Zen |
| | 3 |
| Take one of the following: | | | |
| RELS
206IH--The Origins of God |
| | 3 |
| RELS
207IH--Myth, Metaphor, and Metamorphosis |
| | 3 |
| University Core and Electives |
| | 13 |
| | | 30 |
| Junior Year | | | Credits |
| PHIL 305--History
of Phil: Anc & Mediv |
| | 3 |
| PHIL 306--History
of Phil: Modern |
| | 3 |
| Take one of the following in ethics: |
| | |
| PHIL 332--Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 334--Moral Theory | | | 3 |
| PHIL 338--Bio-Medical Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 340--Environmental Ethics | | | 3 |
| Take one of the following 300-level Religious Studies: | | | |
| PHIL 320--Philosophy of Religion | | | 3 |
| RELS 321--Gender and Religion | | | 3 |
| RELS 325--Literature and Religion | | | 3 |
| RELS 326--Mystics, Founders, Reformers | | | 3 |
| University
Core and Electives |
| | 18 |
| | | 30 |
| Senior Year | | | Credits |
| PHIL 400--Seminar |
| | 3 |
| PHIL 400--Seminar |
| | 3 |
| Take one of the following in metaphysics/epistemology: | | | |
| PHIL 342--Epistemology | | | 3 |
| PHIL 352--Metaphysics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 364--Contemporary Philosophy | | | 3 |
| PHIL 378--Philosophy of Science | | | 3 |
| Take one of the following 400-level Religious Studies courses: | | | |
| RELS 402--Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural | | | 4 |
| RELS 405--Text and Image | | | 3 |
| RELS 410--Psyche and the Sacred | | | 3 |
| University Core and Electives |
| | 18 |
| | | 30-31 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation: 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above. Students must receive a grade of C- or better in all required courses.
The minimum number of credits required for a non-teaching minor is twenty-one, with nine of those being upper-division credits.
| | | Credits |
| PHIL 231--Introduction to Logic | | | 3 |
| PHIL 305RH--History
of Phil: Anc & Mediv |
| | 3 |
| PHIL 306--History
of Phil: Modern |
| | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | | | |
| PHIL 332--Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 334--Moral Theory | | | 3 |
| PHIL 338--Bio-Medical Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 340--Environmental Ethics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 342--Approaches to Epistemology | | | 3 |
| PHIL 352--Metaphysics | | | 3 |
| PHIL 364--Contemporary Philosophy | | | 3 |
| PHIL 378--Philosophy of Science | | | 3 |
Philosophy Electives; at least three
credits must
be upper division | | | 9 |
| | | 21 |
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