Philosophy, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes for B.A. in Philosophy.

Students pursuing the B.A. in Philosophy are required to:

Maintain at least a 2.000 grade point average in the major.
Earn a grade of “C” or higher in major courses.
Complete all courses in the major for a letter grade.
Complete 21 credits from upper-division courses in the major.
Complete the Junior/Senior Seminar requirement PHIL 398 .

Majors are encouraged (but not required) to enroll in FFC 100B - First Year Foundations: Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering to satisfy their General Education Requirement.* Students may also elect to count the three 1-credit Grand Challenges seminar courses (GCI 150, GCI 200 and GCI 250) as Philosophy Electives.

core requirements (12 credits)

PHIL 310 - From Socrates to Aquinas 3 credits
PHIL 311 - Descartes to Kierkegaard 3 credits
PHIL 398 - Junior/Senior Seminar 3 credits
one of the following
PHIL 203 - Logic 3 credits
PHIL 300 - Symbolic Logic 3 credits

metaphysics and epistemology (6 credits)

two of the following
PHIL 102 - Philosophy through Science Fiction 3 credits
PHIL 125 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
PHIL 305 - Metaphysics 3 credits
PHIL 306 - Games and Decisions 3 credits
PHIL 309 - Religion, Knowledge and Evil 3 credits
PHIL 320 - Belief, Truth, and Knowledge 3 credits
PHIL 321 - Philosophy of Science 3 credits
PHIL 340 - Philosophy of Mind 3 credits
PHIL 351 - Philosophy of Quantum Theory 3 credits
PHIL 360 - Bootcamp in Aristotle 3 credits
PHIL 365 - Philosophy and Neuroscience of Free Will 3 credits

ethics (6 credits)

two of the following
PHIL 104 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credits
PHIL 120 - Global Ethics and Religion 3 credits
PHIL 303 - Environmental Ethics 3 credits
PHIL 314 - Medical Ethics 3 credits
PHIL 316 - Business and Professional Ethics 3 credits
PHIL 318 - Political and Legal Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 319 - Philosophy of Women/Women of Color 3 credits
PHIL 323 - Philosophy in Literature 3 credits
PHIL 324 - Philosophy of Law 3 credits
PHIL 327 - Global Justice 3 credits
PHIL 357 - Topics in Humanomics 3 credits

electives (9 credits)

Electives may be chosen from any philosophy course in the catalog or the Grand Challenges Initiative seminars (GCI 150, GCI 200 and GCI 250).

total credits 33

*Entering students who are interested in pre-law, social, or political philosophy may take any FFC 100 course on Humanomics to fulfill this requirement.

If PHIL 398 is repeated for credit, one will count as a core requirement. The other PHIL 398 may then be counted as a philosophy elective or, if appropriate and if approved by the chair, the other PHIL 398 may be counted as either ethics or metaphysics/epistemology.

Philosophy, B.A. Suggested 4-year Plan

Philosophy, B.A., Suggested 4-Year Plan