Philosophy Major
PHILOSOPHY CURRICULUM
The major in Philosophy requires a minimum of 122 semester hours for the degree. A minor is also required. In addition to the core curriculum, major and minor requirements, electives must be taken to meet the total required minimum hours. Two semester hours of free electives outside the major discipline are also required.
To earn the Bachelor of Arts degree a student must complete 6 hours of the second year of a foreign language or higher.
A major in Philosophy leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree consists of 37 semester hours, including PHL 1000, PHL 1100, PHL 2800, PHL 3000, PHL 3200, either PHL 3300 or PHL 3400, PHL 4300, PHL 4549, and PHL 4700. The remaining 12 hours are electives in Philosophy. A candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree may count no more than 40 hours above core curriculum requirements in Philosophy.
Philosophy Major (37 hours)
Requirements
PHL 1000 (Introduction to Philosophy)
PHL 1100 (Logic I)
PHL 2800 (Library and Information Research in Philosophy)
PHL 3000 (Ancient Philosophy)
PHL 3200 (Modern Philosophy)
PHL 3300 or PHL 3400 (Recent Anglo-American Philosophy or Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
PHL 4300 (Ethical Theory)
PHL 4549 (Philosophy Seminar)
PHL 4700 (Senior Research: Philosophy)
4 Electives in Philosophy (12 semester hours)
A STUDENT MAJORING OR MINORING IN THE DEPARTMENT MUST OBTAIN CREDIT FOR ONE COURSE IN LITERATURE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT. If a student has satisfied the core curriculum requirement of one course in literature by taking one or more courses in religion counting towards this requirement, she or he will be allowed to count them toward the major, but must obtain additional credit in literature equal to that counted toward the major.
For further information, contact the department chair.
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