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2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy General Program (BA)

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Philosophy Department information

Prerequisites (6 credits)

PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
One from:
PHL 202 - Introduction to Logic (3)
PHL 302 - Intermediate Symbolic Logic (3).

Requirements

A. Value Theory (3 credits)

One from:

PHL 338 - Philosophy of Health, Disease and Illness (3).
PHL 344 - Philosophy of Medical Ethics (3).
PHL 355 - Action Theory (3).
PHL 360 - Metaethics (3).
PHL 361 - History of Ethics (3).
PHL 362 - Philosophy of Law (3).
PHL 365 - Feminist Ethics (3).
PHL 366 - Philosophy of Art (3).
PHL 368 - Social and Political Philosophy (3).
PHL 376 - Existentialism (3).

B. History (9 credits)

PHL 340 - Ancient Greek Philosophy (3).
PHL 342 - Early Modern Philosophy (3).
One from:
PHL 312 - History and Philosophy of Science (3).
PHL 341 - Medieval Philosophy (3).
PHL 343 - Late Modern Philosophy (3).
PHL 380 - 20th Century Philosophy (3).

C. Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credits)

One from:

PHL 321 - Metaphysics (3).
PHL 322 - Theories of Knowledge (3).
PHL 323 - Philosophy of Mind (3).
PHL 325 - Philosophy of Language (3).
PHL 326 - Philosophy of Science (3).
PHL 335 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science (3).

D. Seminar (6 credits)

Two from:

PHL 410 - Philosophy of Education (3).
PHL 438 - Philosophy of Race (3)
PHL 479 - Selected Topics in Moral Philosophy (3).
PHL 480 - Selected Topics in Legal Theory (3).
PHL 481 - Contemporary Issues in Metaphysics (3).
PHL 482 - Contemporary Issues in the Theory of Knowledge (3).
PHL 483 - Contemporary Issues in Philosophy of Mind (3).
PHL 484 - Selected Topics in the History of Philosophy (3).
PHL 485 - Selected Topics in Political Theory (3).
PHL 486 - Gender Theory (3).
PHL 489 - Selected Topics in Philosophy (3).

E. Electives (9 credits)

Three additional PHL courses, at least one numbered 300 or above.

F. Additional Requirements

Grades of C- (1.7) or higher in all philosophy courses used to satisfy program requirements
All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Arts degree, including General Education requirements and additional BA distribution requirements.

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits