Philosophy General and Honors Programs (BA)

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Philosophy (PHL) information

Prerequisites (6 credits)

One from:
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PHL 103 - Critical Thinking (3)
One from:
PHL 202 - Introduction to 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 351 - Philosophy of Autism (3)
PHL 353 - Neuroethics (3)
PHL 355 - Action Theory (3)
PHL 360 - Metaethics (3)
PHL 361 - History of Ethics (3)
PHL 362 - Philosophy of Law (3)
PHL 366 - Philosophy of Art (3)
PHL 368 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
PHL 376 - Existentialism (3)

B. History (9 credits)

Three from:

PHL 312 - History and Philosophy of Science (3)
PHL 340 - Ancient Greek Philosophy (3)
PHL 341 - Medieval Philosophy (3)
PHL 342 - Early Modern Philosophy (3)
PHL 343 - Late Modern Philosophy (3)
PHL 361 - History of Ethics (3)
PHL 368 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
PHL 376 - Existentialism (3)
PHL 380 - 20th Century Philosophy (3)

C. Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credits)

One from:

PHL 311 - Philosophy of Psychology (3)
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. Electives (12 credits)

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

E. 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 and additional BA distribution requirements .

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits

Honors Program Requirements

Prospective Honors Program students are required to complete all of the above Philosophy requirements and University of Michigan-Flint Honors Program requirements.

Honors Program students are urged to acquaint themselves as early as possible with the requirements above as well as with the particular procedures for acceptance into the Philosophy Honors Program. See the Philosophy Honors Advisor or the Honors Program Director for this information.