Undergraduate - General Philosophy Major or Minor
Major Degree Requirements
Field of Concentration Requirements pdf
Four-Year Graduation Plan
University Core Curriculum Requirements - 36-41 credits
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of the catalog for information regarding the "Core English and Math Completion Policy".
Fine Arts--3 credits
Current Philosophy Fine Arts Course: Phil 202.
Core Humanities--9 credits
CH 201--Ancient and Medieval Cultures (3 credits)
CH 202--The Modern World (3 credits)
CH 203--The American Experience and Constitutional Change (3 credits)
Capstone Courses--6 credits
Current Philosophy Capstone Courses: Phil 470, Phil 475, Phil 476, Phil 477, Phil 480
Additional College Requirements--6-20 credits
Credits may vary depending on initial course placement in foreigh language. (See catalog for details on these requirements.
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College Breadth Requirement--6 credits
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, two courses that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements.
Major Requirements--36 credits
Courses are linked to the Class Schedule for Fall 2012.
Required Courses--15 credits
Phil 211--Introduction to Ancient Philosophy--3 credits
Only offered in fall semesters
Phil 213--Introduction to Modern Philosophy--3 credits
Only offered in spring semesters
Phil 114--Introduction to Symbolic Lobic
OR Phil 326--Intermediate Symbolic Logic--3 credits
Phil 314--Survey of Continental European Philosophy--3 credits Only offered in spring semesters
Phil 315--Survey of Anglo-American Philosophy--3 credits Only offered in fall semesters
Group A--History of Philosophy -- 6 credits
Select wo courses (3 credits each) with at least one course at the 400-level. If you have taken one of the following courses and it isn't showing in your DARS report, please contact the Philosophy Department Office. A DARS change can be initiated to correct the error.
Phil 212--Introduction to Medieval Philosophy
Phil 313--19th Century Philosophy
Phil 316--American Pragmatism
Phil 317--History of Ethical Theory
(only offered in Fall semesters)
Phil 318--History of Political Philosophy (new for Spring 2012) only offered in Spring semesters
Phil 407R--British Empiricists
Phil 409--Recent French Philosophy
(Enrollment allowed in up to 12 credits when subject matter differs.)
Phil 411--Aristotle This course can count in Group B with DARS change--Fall 2011 only
Phil 415--Kant
Phil 417--Nietzsche
Phil 418--Heidegger
Phil 419--Wittgenstein
Group B--Metaphysics and Epistemology--6 credits
Select wo courses (3 credits each) with at least one course at the 400-level. If you have taken one of the following courses and it isn't showing in your DARS report, please contact the Philosophy Department Office. A DARS change can be initiated to correct the error.
Phil 224--Introduction to Philosophy of Science
Phil 425--Philosophy of Language
Phil 434--Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Phil 435--Philosophy of Mind
Phil 438--Problems in History and Philosophy of Science
Phil 440--Theory of Knowledge
Phil 441--Metaphysics
Group C--Ethics and Value Theory--6 credits
Select wo courses (3 credits each) with at least one course at the 400-level. If you have taken one of the following courses and it isn't showing in your DARS report, please contact the Philosophy Department Office. A DARS change can be initiated to correct the error.
Phil 135--Introduction to Ethics (offered
summer 2012)
Phil 202--Introduction to the Philosophy of the Arts (Core Fine Arts course)
Phil 203--Introduction to Existentialism
Phil 207--Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
Phil 245--Contemporary Moral Issues (Core Diversity course) (offered
summer 2012)
Phil 320--Philosophy of Law (replaced by Phil 453, Spring 2011)
Phil 323--Problems in the Philosophy of Religion
Phil 325--Problems in the Philosophy of History
Phil 327--History of Political Thought I
Phil 328--History of Political Thought II
Phil 410--Plato
Topic: Plato on Beauty (Fall 2012 only)
Phil 450--Ethical Theory
Phil 451--Happiness
Phil 452--Aesthetics
Phil 453--Topics in Philosophy of Law
This course replaces Phil 320. Prerequisites can be overriden by contacting Dr. Kang for permission to enroll without all prerequisites.
Phil 457--Political Philosophy
Additional credits in philosophy at the 300-400 level.-- 3 credits
Minor Requirements -- 18-21 credits
The Department of Philosophy accepts any minor approved by the College of Liberal Arts.
Electives -- 13-21 credits
Total Credits--128
Forty-two or more credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above
