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Department of Humanities
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Graduates in the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy will:
1. Become critical thinkers with a strong
moral awareness.
2. Acquire broad knowledge of ancient and
contemporary texts.
3. Acquire the dispositions and skills required
of an active and responsible citizenry.
4. Acquire adaptive abilities particularly
suited to a rapidly changing job market.
5. Acquire broad insight into the human
condition.
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
The B.A. in Philosophy requires 92 credits, of
which 34 are University Course Requirements, 42
are Philosophy courses and 16 are free electives.
The Philosophy course requirement consists of 7
areas of course work, distributed as follows:
1. Logic Requirement (6 Credits):
PHL 210 Critical and Creative Thinking;
PHL 211 Symbolic Logic
2. History of Philosophy Requirement
(12 Credits):
Ancient Philosophy: From the pre-
PHL201 Socratics to the Epicureans and The
Stoics
PHL202
Medieval Philosophy: From Plotinus to
Ockham
PHL203
Early Modern Philosophy: From
Montaigne to Kant
PHL204
Modern Philosophy: From Hegel to
Heidegger and/or Frege to Wittgenstein
3. Twelve core courses in philosophy (Any
three of the 12 are required, 9 Credits):
PHL301 Ethics
PHL302 Theory of Knowledge
PHL303 Metaphysics
PHL 311 Philosophy of Religion
PHL321 Philosophy of Art
PHL322 Philosophy in Literature and Film
PHL323 Philosophy of History
PHL324 Philosophy of Science
PHL325 Philosophy of Mind
PHL326 Social and Political Philosophy
PHL327 Philosophy and Mythology
PHL328 Arab and Islamic Philosophy
4.PHL350 Courses on the individual
philosophers (Any two required, 6 Credits)
5. Special Topics (Any two courses required, 6
Credits):
6. PHL499 Senior Study (Required, 3 Credits)
SUGGESTED THREE-YEAR STUDY PLAN:
Year I - 32 credits
Fall
PHL210 Critical Thinking 3
PHL201 Ancient Philosophy 3
English202 (Core) 3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
ETH201 (Core) 1
Total
16cr
Spring
PHL202 Medieval Philosophy 3
PHL211 Symbolic Logic 3
ENG203 (Core) 3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
ARA201 (Core) 3
CSC201 (Core) 1
Total
16cr
Year II - 32 credits
Fall
PHL203 Early Modern Philosophy 3
PHL351 Aristotle 3
PHL302 Theory of Knowledge 3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
HLT201 (Core) 1
Total
16cr
Spring
PHL204 Modern Philosophy 3
PHL35 Hegel 3
PHL301 Ethics 3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
PED101 (Core) 1
Free Elective 3
Total
16cr
Year III - 27 credits
Fall
PHL324 Philosophy of Science 3
PHL391 Heidegger and the Pre-Socratics 3
General University Requirement
(Elective)
3
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Total
15cr
Spring
PHL390 Philosophy of the Environment 3
PHL499 Senior Study 3
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Total
12cr
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