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BA IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIONThe so-called “big questions” of life—questions aboutthe nature of reality and the self—are not diversions orentertainments. It is through such questions that we defineourselves and our aspirations; it is through them that wedefine our possibilities—as individuals, as a culture, as aspecies. Using a history of ideas approach, the BA degreecompletionprogram in Philosophy and Religion addressesthese questions, drawing from disciplines throughoutthe humanities including literature, anthropology, music,philosophy, art, religion, psychology, and consciousnessstudies. Courses are designed to promote critical reflection onboth traditions and transitions, on the degree to which ourpast inevitably defines us, and on the attempts throughouthistory to rethink and redefine the human project.Learning Outcomes• To provide students with first-hand acquaintance with theideas and values that have shaped their view of the worldand themselves;• To empower students to vigorously participate in thecultural dialogue through which the future is being broughtinto existence by fostering a critical acquaintance with thehistory and breadth of that dialogue; and• To prepare students to meet the complexities of the 21stcenturychallenges entailed in rethinking philosophy,religion, social, and political aspirations.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1Composition 9Humanities 12Natural science 9Mathematics 3Social science 12Upper-Division General-Education BreadthSelect ONE PYC course 3Select ONE SCI course 3Select ONE SEC course 3SEC 3330 Cultural Crossroads 3Liberal Arts Core 2COR 3001 Introduction to the BA Program 0COR 3000 Education, Self, and Community I 3COR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3COR 3145 Research Writing 3COR 3146 Information Resources 1COR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2COR 4998 Education, Self, and Community II 1MajorPHR 3003 Philosophy and Religion Foundation Course 3PHR 3405 World Religions 3PHR 4800 Service Learning A 2PHR 4805 Service Learning B 2PHR 4998 Senior Project A 3PHR 4999 Senior Project B 3Select ANY 15 UNITS of PHR courses 15Select ANY 12 UNITS of undergraduate courses 3 12Free electives 4 67Total units required 1801Students are expected to have completed these requirements prior to admission. Students lacking these courses may take approved upperdivisioncourses at JFKU, earn credit through CLEP or DANTES tests, or take approved courses from local community colleges.2These courses should be taken in order; the first five should be taken as early as possible. A minimum grade of C is required in all lettergradedcourses.3Students may use 12 of their major units to complete on of the optional tracks on the following pages. Students are encouraged totake courses in a broad range of subjects to complement their major. Up to nine units may be transferred from outside the Liberal Artscurriculum.4Students may apply transfer coursework as electives. Units earned through CLEP and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) examinationsand Credit by Assessment (CBA) may also be used as electives.SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS 33