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Philosophy Major
The Philosophy Major requires a total of 13 courses (at 3 hours each) for a total of 39 credit hours that meet the following distribution requirements. Given the flexibility of the Philosophy Major it is certainly possible to combine this major with another. Here is a sample four-year plan (Word Doc). The Philosophy Minor requires only 18 hours and can easily be combined with any major or minor.
Philosophy Core
(All Required Classes)
PHI 1900G Logical and Critical Reasoning
PHI 2000 Ancient Philosophy
PHI 3260 Modern Philosophy
PHI 3900 Symbolic Logic
PHI 4480 Philosophy Seminar
General Education
(Pick at least 1 Course)
PHI 1000G Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 2500G Introduction to Ethics
PHI 3050G Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 3100G Cultural Foundations I
PHI 3110G Cultural Foundations II
PHI 3700G Language and Human Nature
RLS 1200G Introduction to ReligiousStudies
Value Component
(Pick at least 1 Course)
PHI 3020 Ethics
PHI 3030 Science and Human Values
PHI 3040 Philosophy of Art
PHI 3050G Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 3070 Philosophy of Law
Eastern Philosophy Component
(Pick at least 1 Course)
PHI 2010 Eastern Philosophy
PHI 3310 Chinese Philosophy
PHI 3320 Indian Philosophy
PHI 3680 Buddhism
Metaphysics Component
(Pick at least 1 Course)
PHI 3500 Metaphysics
PHI 3540 Philosophy of Mind
PHI 3520 Necessity, Possibility and Existence
Theory of Knowledge Component
(Pick at least 1 Course)
PHI 3700G Language and Human Nature
PHI 3720 Theory of Knowledge
PHI 3780 Philosophy of Science
Philosophy Electives
(Pick at least 3 Additional Philosophy Courses)
Total: 39 Semester Hours
Note: Philosophy 3980 (Special Topics) and 4400 (Independent Study) may count in satisfaction of any of the above components with permission of the department chair and may be repeated once.
Philosophy Minor
PHI 1900G (Logical and Critical Reasoning): 3 hours
One General Education course in Philosophy: 3 hours
Either PHI 2000 (Ancient Philosophy)
or PHI 3260 (Modern Philosophy): 3 hours
Electives from Philosophy, including at least six hours of courses numbered 3000 or above: 9 hours
