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