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Nov 24, 2024
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2021-2022 University Catalog archived
Philosophy major leading to BA degree
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 Return to: Philosophy (PHIL)
A major in philosophy leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of at least 11 three- or four-credit courses in philosophy with the following distribution, with courses able to count toward more than one category, except the Senior Capstone.
- PHIL 170, ordinarily completed before the end of sophomore year
- Two courses chosen from PHIL 104, 105, 110, 120, ordinarily completed before the end of sophomore year
- At least four courses at the 200 level or above
- At least one course at the 300 level
- History of philosophy or major figures: Two courses chosen from PHIL 110-139, 195, 210-239, 295, 310-339, 395; REL 218; CLAS 221; WGSS 235
- Ethics, value theory, and political philosophy: Two courses chosen from PHIL 104, 140-169, 196, 240-269, 296, 340-368, 396; POV 243; WGSS 242, 244, 246
- Metaphysics and epistemology: Two courses chosen from PHIL 105, 171-179, 181-189, 197, 270-289, 297, 370-389, 397
- Senior Capstone: At least one course chosen from either a 300-level course taken during the senior year, or PHIL 473, or PHIL 493: Honors Thesis (3-3). Students who are not pursuing Honors in the Major must take at least one 300-level course in their senior year. This 300-level course must be in addition to the course used to satisfy requirement 4. above. Students who are pursuing Honors in the Major must speak with the department head or honors coordinator before the end of the junior year. Students pursuing honors register for PHIL 493 and prepare their theses in both fall and winter term of the senior year. They must present their theses for evaluation before the end of the winter term of the senior year.
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2. Two courses from:
ordinarily completed before the end of sophomore year.
3. At least four courses at the 200 level or above
4. At least one course at the 300 level
5. History of philosophy or major figures:
Two courses chosen from PHIL 110-139, 195, 210-239, 295, 310-339, 395 ; REL 218; CLAS 221; WGSS 235
6. Ethics and value theory:
Two courses chosen from PHIL 105, 140-169, 196, 240-269, 296, 340-368, 396; POV 243; BUS 347; WGSS 242, 244, 246
- PHIL 104 - Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 145 - Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHIL 150 - Ethics and the Environment
- PHIL 196 - Seminar in Ethics and Value Theory
- PHIL 240 - Contemporary Ethical Theory
- PHIL 241 - Poverty, Ethics, and Religion
- PHIL 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity
- PHIL 243 - Martin Luther King Jr.: Poverty, Justice, and Love
- PHIL 244 - Feminist Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 245 - Poverty, Dignity, and Human Rights
- PHIL 246 - Philosophy of Sex
- PHIL 247 - Medicine, Research, and Poverty
- PHIL 248 - Ethics of War
- PHIL 250 - Philosophies of Life
- PHIL 252 - Philosophy of Law
- PHIL 254 - Philosophy of the Family: Beyond Tradition
- PHIL 256 - Free Will and Moral Responsibility
- PHIL 264 - Aesthetics
- PHIL 296 - Seminar in Ethics and Value Theory
- PHIL 340 - History of Ethics
- PHIL 342 - Metaethics
- PHIL 344 - Virtue Ethics
- PHIL 346 - Medical Ethics
- PHIL 348 - Legal Ethics
- PHIL 354 - Distributive Justice
- PHIL 357 - Self and Social World
- PHIL 396 - Seminar in Ethics and Value Theory
- POV 241 - Poverty, Ethics, and Religion
- POV 243 - Martin Luther King Jr.: Poverty, Justice, and Love
- WGSS 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity
- WGSS 244 - Feminist Social and Political Philosophy
- WGSS 246 - Philosophy of Sex
7. Metaphysics and epistemology:
Two courses chosen from PHIL 104, 171-179, 181-189, 197, 270-289, 297, 370-389, 397
8. Senior Capstone:
At least one course chosen from either a 300-level course taken during the senior year, or PHIL 473, or PHIL 493: Honors Thesis (3-3). Students who are not pursuing Honors in the Major must take at least one 300-level course in their senior year. This 300-level course must be in addition to the course used to satisfy requirement 4. above. Students who are pursuing Honors in the Major must speak with the department head or honors coordinator before the end of the junior year. Students pursuing honors register for PHIL 493 and prepare their theses in both fall and winter term of the senior year. They must present their theses for evaluation before the end of the winter term of the senior year.
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