Philosophy, B.A.

Requirements for a Major in Philosophy

Thirty semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
Philosophy Core
PHI 3310History of Philosophy: Classical Philosophy 3
PHI 3312History of Philosophy: Modern European Philosophy3
PHI 1306Logic3
or PHI 1307 Critical Thinking
or PHI 4345 Intermediate Logic
PHI 3301Moral Philosophy3
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 Hours30
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Recommended for students with a pre-law concentration

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Recommended for students with a pre-heath concentration