Philosophy, B.A.
Requirements for a Major in Philosophy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Philosophy Core | ||
| PHI 3310 | History of Philosophy: Classical Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 3312 | History of Philosophy: Modern European Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 1306 | Logic | 3 |
| or PHI 1307 | Critical Thinking | |
| or PHI 4345 | Intermediate Logic | |
| PHI 3301 | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
| Philosophy Concentrations | ||
| Select one Concentration from the following: | 15 | |
| Select three semester hours from the following: | 3 | |
Three semester hours of PHI | ||
| Anthropological Theory | ||
| Economic Systems of the World | ||
| History of Economic Thought | ||
| History of American Thought, 1630-1859 | ||
| History of American Thought since 1859 | ||
| Law and Religion in the United States 1 | ||
| Classical Political Philosophy | ||
| Western Political Thought: Modern | ||
| Contemporary Political Thought 1 | ||
| Theories of Personality | ||
| Psychology of Religion 2 | ||
| History of Psychology | ||
| Topics in Asian Religions | ||
| Contemporary Christian Ethics Theory | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Bioethics 2 | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Sociology of Law 1 | ||
| Sociology of Medicine 2 | ||
| Social Theory | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| A grade of “C-” or better in all courses applied to the major. | ||
| Students completing World Cultures I, II, III, and IV in the BIC receive 6 hours credit toward the philosophy major, by petition. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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Recommended for students with a pre-law concentration
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Recommended for students with a pre-heath concentration