Philosophy B.A.- Traditional Emphasis

36 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a traditional emphasis prepares students to engage in occupations that encourage or require critical reading, writing, and communication skills. It prepares students for graduate training in philosophy in pursuit of credentials to teach at the secondary or post-secondary levels. It also prepares students for graduate training in other fields, such as law, business, and medicine due to the extremely high scores of philosophy majors on graduate exams. Given philosophy’s central role in a humanistic education, it also prepares students for life as well-rounded individuals and citizens of a global community.

Requirements

Five required courses:

PHL 15000Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHL 21600Modern Symbolic Logic

3

PHL 31000Ancient Philosophy

PHL 31200Medieval Philosophy

3

PHL 31300Modern Philosophy

3

One course selected from the following options:

PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3

PHL 34500Metaphysics

3

PHL 35500Epistemology

3

PHL 36500Topics in Philosophy of Science

3

Five courses selected from the following options:

PHL 10200Moral Life: A Study in Ethics

3

PHL 18000Selected Topics in Philosophy (GE-Phl-Rel)

3

PHL 18100Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 18200Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 19000Philosophy of Human Nature: Mind, Soul and Body

3

PHL 21500Traditional Logic

3

PHL 24000Bioethics

3

PHL 28000Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 28100Selected Topics in Philosophy (GE-Phl-Rel/CrsClt)

3

PHL 28200Selected Topics in Philosophy

PHL 30500Political Philosophy

3

PHL 31800Asian Philosophy

3

PHL 32500Philosophy of Religion

3

PHL 34000Topics in Bioethics

3

PHL 35000Philosophy of Law

3

PHL 38000Selected Topics in Philosophy (GE-Phl-Rel)

3

PHL 38100Selected Topics in Philosophy (GE-Phl-Rel/CrsClt)

3

PHL 38200Selected Topics in Philosophy

1-3

PHL 38900Game Theory

3

PHL 48000Selected Topics in Philosophy

1-3