Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts

Philosophy Major Requirements

A student majoring in Philosophy must successfully complete, with a grade of C or better, a minimum of eleven courses.

I. Three required introductory courses

Students may take any of these courses and in any order, but it is recommended that they take the Metaphysics, Theory of Knowledge, Foundations, or Human Values before they take Ethics

PHL 1005Foundations of Philosophy

3

PHL 1003Human Values

3

PHL 1008Introduction to Metaphysics

3

PHL 1004Theory of Knowledge

3

PHL 1029Introduction to Symbolic Logic

3

PHL 2026Ethics

3

PHL 1007
INTRO TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

3

II. Two required history courses

PHL 1012ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY

3

PHL 2029Modern Philosophy

3

PHL 2055Contemporary Philosophy

3

PHL 2072Medieval Philosophy

3

PHL 3000Plato

3

PHL 3003AQUINAS

3

PHL 3014Descartes

3

PHL 3032Nietzsche/Kierkegaard

3

III. One required Topical Seminar such as

PHL 3008Personhood

3

PHL 3002Thanatos

3

PHL 3005Love

3

PHL 3007Boredom

3

PHL 3042Ethics & Social Responsibility

3

PHL 3026Law, Rights, and Morality

3

IV. Five electives (all but one must be above the 1000 level)

Any Philosophy course not taken to satisfy a requirement for the major may count as an elective.

Students may choose to take 1-2 of the five electives from the following list of courses from outside the department, or other appropriate courses with prior approval of the Chair of the Philosophy Department.

PHY 1012The Universe

3

CHM 1000Introduction to Chemistry

3

CHM 1018CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

3

BIO 1015Introduction to Human Disease

3

BIO 2021Intro to Neuroscience

3

POS 2003Intro to Political Thought

3

POS 2004Constitutional Law

3

POS 2019Civil Liberties

3

POS 2087Introduction to Common Law

3

POS 2093Criminal Law

3

POS 3001Perspective Seminar I: Law and Western Civilization

3

POS 3096Perspective Seminar Ii: Law and Western Civilization

3

An independent study in Philosophy may only be completed after a student has successfully completed 4 other Philosophy courses.