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Philosophy
(BA)
Major
TOTAL: Option A - 42-22 Semester Hours
TOTAL: Option B - 39 Semester Hours
Philosophy Core -- 15 hours
PHI 1900G
Logical and Critical Reasoning. (3 credits)
PHI 2000
Ancient Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 3260
Modern Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 4480
Seminar. (3 credits)
One General Education Course in Philosophy
ENG 3100G
Cultural Foundations I. (3 credits)
(cross listed with PHI 3100G)
ENG 3110G
Cultural Foundations II. (3 credits)
(cross listed with PHI 3110G)
PHI 1000G
Introduction to Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 1090G
Introduction to Philosophy, Honors. (3 credits)
(Honors)
PHI 2500G
Introduction to Ethics. (3 credits)
PHI 2590G
Introduction to Ethics, Honors. (3 credits)
(Honors)
PHI 3050G
Social and Political Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 3100G
Cultural Foundations I. (3 credits)
(cross listed with ENG 3100G)
PHI 3110G
Cultural Foundations II. (3 credits)
(cross listed with ENG 3110G)
PHI 3700G
Language and Human Nature. (3 credits)
Value Component -- 3 hours
Choose from one from the following:
PHI 3020
Ethics. (3 credits)
PHI 3030
Science and Human Values. (3 credits)
PHI 3040
Philosophy of Art. (3 credits)
PHI 3050G
Social and Political Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 3070
Philosophy of Law. (3 credits)
Theory of Knowledge Component -- 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
PHI 3700G
Language and Human Nature. (3 credits)
PHI 3720
Theory of Knowledge. (3 credits)
PHI 3780
Philosophy of Science. (3 credits)
Metaphysics Component -- 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
PHI 3500
Metaphysics. (3 credits)
PHI 3540
Philosophy of Mind. (3 credits)
Eastern Philosophy Component -- 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
PHI 2010
Eastern Philosophies. (3 credits)
PHI 3310
Indian Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 3320
Chinese Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 3680
Buddhism. (3 credits)
Language Component -- 3-8 hours
Option A: One year of Foreign Language at the college level.
- Foreign Language I (3-4 hours)
- Foreign Language II (3-4 hours)
Option B:
PHI 3900
Symbolic Logic. (3 credits)
Philosophy Electives -- 9 hours
Footnotes:
Philosophy 3980 and 4400 may count in satisfaction of any of the components with permission of the department chairperson and may be repeated once.
(Major GPA based on all philosophy courses taken at EIU.)
Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.