Philosophy B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 33

Required Cumulative GPA: 1.7

Catalog Year: 2020-21

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

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 309E	The Art of Living
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 363	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.