Philosophy, BA- 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 31100Ancient Philosophy

3

PHL 31200Medieval Philosophy

3

PHL 31300Modern Philosophy

3

One course selected from the following options:

PHL 21400Ethics

3

PHL 25000Contemporary Moral Theory

3

PHL 30000The Natural Law

3

One course selected from the following options:

PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3

PHL 32500Philosophy of Religion

3

PHL 34500Metaphysics

3

PHL 35500Epistemology

3

PHL 36500Topics in Philosophy of Science

3

PHL 37000Philosophy of Mind

3

Five courses selected from the following options:

PHL 10200Moral Life: A Study in Ethics

3

PHL 14000Philosophy of Love

3

PHL 17000Philosophy of Human Nature: Mind, Soul and Body

3

PHL 18000-18099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 18100-18199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 18200-18299Selected Topics in Philosophy

1-3

PHL 21500Traditional Logic

3

PHL 24000Bioethics

3

PHL 26000Philosophy of Art

3

PHL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3

PHL 28200-28299Selected Topics in Philosophy

1-3

PHL 30000The Natural Law

3

PHL 30500Political Philosophy

3

PHL 31800Asian Philosophy

3

PHL 32500Philosophy of Religion

3

PHL 34000Topics in Bioethics

3

PHL 35000Philosophy of Law

3

PHL 37000Philosophy of Mind

3