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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHILOSOPHY • PHOTOGRAPHY
PHILOSOPHY COURSES
PHIL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (No
prerequisite. Recommended preparation: ENGL 50 or
eligibility for ENGL 101.0.)
Introduction to the field of philosophy through a
discussion of enduring questions about the nature of
existence, knowledge, and value.
PHIL 108 CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (No
prerequisite. Recommended preparation: ENGL 50 or
eligibility for ENGL 101.0.)
Critical study of major ethical theories and their
application to contemporary moral issues in bio-medical
practice, law and violence, sexuality, social and
economic justice, the environment, and business
conduct.
PHIL 109 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (No
prerequisite.)
Introduction to the principles and practice of reasoning:
argument analysis and evaluation, induction, deduction,
fallacies, categorical logic, propositional logic.
Assignments require use of the computer.
PHIL 114 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (No
prerequisite. Recommended preparation: Eligibility for
ENGL 101.0.)
A survey of political theory and major figures in the
history of political philosophy. Questions concerning the
role of government, natural rights and the relationship
between government and the individual will be explored
by evaluating the works of philosophers such as Plato,
Aristotle, Locke, and Marx.
PHIL 117 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (No
prerequisite. Recommended preparation: Eligibility for
ENGL 50 or ENGL 101.0.) See cross listing for RLST
117.
Introduction to major topics in the philosophy of religion:
the existence and nature of God, the nature and
possibility of religious knowledge, the meaning of
religious language, and concepts of immortality and
human destiny. Special attention is given to conflicts
between religion and science, competing claims for
religious truth, the feminist critique of traditional religion,
and the relevance of religion to social ethics.
PHIL 120 ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU,UC. (No
prerequisite. Recommended preparation: Eligibility for
ENGL 101.0.)
Introduction to the major movements and figures of
Western Philosophy in the ancient and medieval
periods: the Pre-Socratics, Socrates, The Sophists,
Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas.
PHIL 121 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (No
prerequisite. Recommended preparation: Eligibility for
ENGL 50 or ENGL 101.0.)
Survey of major Western philosophers and movements
since the Renaissance: Continental Rationalism, British
Empiricism, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Utilitarianism, Nietzsche,
Pragmatism, Analytic Philosophy, Existentialism,
Phenomenology, and Postmodernism.
PHIL 128 SPECIAL TOPICS
See Special Topics listing (Variable units). CSU, UC.
PHIL 129 INDEPENDENT STUDY
See Independent Study listing (1-3 units).
PHIL 207 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU,UC. (Prerequisite:
ENGL 101.0 or ENGL H101 with a minimum grade of
‘C’).
Study and practice in critical thinking and advanced
English composition: analysis, evaluation, and
formulation of arguments; critical study of texts; and
composition of critical essays. Application of critical
thinking and writing skills to current moral, social, and
religious issues. See cross listing for RLST 207.
PHOTOGRAPHY
The study of photography offers a multitude of career
possibilities. From fine art to commercial applications,
photography is an exciting field that involves an
education founded in conceptual as well as technical
aspects. The development of the visual mind and a
technical foundation in both traditional and digital
imaging are the goals of the study of photography here
at Victor Valley College.
Career Opportunities
Aerial Surveying
Advertising
Architectural Design
Art
Digital Imaging
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