Philosophy, B.A.

Offered by Philosophy .

University Requirements

Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree .

Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
Completion of 45 upper-level credits, residence requirement, Writing Intensive requirement, and General Education requirement

Major Requirements

Minimum 36 credits
Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the major

Course Requirements

Logic (3 credits)

Complete the following:

PHIL 346 - Deductive Logic (3)

Ethics (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 350 - Ethical Theory (3)
PHIL 353 - Morality and Psychology (3)
PHIL 354 - Ethics, Animals, and the Environment (3)
PHIL 355 - Political Philosophy (3)
PHIL 356 - Philosophy of Law (3)
PHIL 357 - Philosophy and Human Rights (3)
PHIL 358 - Bioethics (3)

History of Philosophy (6 credits)

Complete the following:

PHIL 321 - History of Philosophy: Ancient (3)
PHIL 322 - History of Philosophy: Modern (3)

Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 345 - Philosophy of Language (3)
PHIL 371 - Epistemology (3)
PHIL 372 - Philosophy of Science (3)
PHIL 373 - Metaphysics (3)
PHIL 394 - Philosophy of Biology (3)
PHIL 395 - Philosophy of Physics (3)
PHIL 380 - Philosophy of Mind (3)

Elective Courses (21 credits)

Complete 21 additional credits, including a minimum of 12 upper-level credits and a minimum of 6 credits at the 400-level, excluding PHIL 400 , PHIL 405 , and PHIL 406 .