Degree Requirements: 124 Credit Hours

See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.

Course List

		Credit Hours
General Requirements (Core Areas A - E)		42
Additional Requirements		4
Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major
PHIL   2010	Introduction to Philosophy (If not taken in the Core Curriculum)	3
PHIL   2020	Critical Thinking (If not taking PHIL   4233 Symbolic Logic as a Major Requirement)	3
PHIL   2030	Introduction to Ethics (If not taken in the Core Curriculum)	3
Select an additional 9-18 credit hours from 1000-2000 level courses such as:		9-18
FORL 2001
FORL 2002
RELS   2100	World Religions
RELS   2130	Introduction to Religious Studies
Major Requirements (27 credit hours @ the 3000 level or above)
History of Philosophy Requirement
PHIL   3100	Ancient Philosophy	3
Select two additional courses from the following:		6
PHIL   3120	Medieval Philosophy
PHIL   3121	The Rise of Science in Religious Contexts
PHIL   3130	Cont Ration And British Empiri
PHIL   3140	Nineteenth Century Philosophy
PHIL   3150	Twentieth Century Philosophy
Additional Upper-Division Courses in the Major
Select an additional six courses from the following: 1		18
PHIL   3030	Selected Topics in Philosophy
PHIL   3120	Medieval Philosophy
PHIL   3121	The Rise of Science in Religious Contexts
PHIL   3130	Cont Ration And British Empiri
PHIL   3140	Nineteenth Century Philosophy
PHIL   3150	Twentieth Century Philosophy
PHIL   3170	Postmodernism
PHIL   3200	Tech, Society, And Human Value
PHIL   3230	Modern Political Thought
PHIL/POLS 3232	Philosophy of Law
PHIL   3330	Philosophy of Art
PHIL   3332	Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL   3334	Environmental Ethics
PHIL   3531	Theory of Knowledge
PHIL   3532	Metaphysics
PHIL   3635	Existentialism
PHIL/WGST 4130	Feminist Philosophy
PHIL   4233	Symbolic Logic
PHIL   4433	The Irish Philosophical Tradition
PHIL   4434	Focus on the Philosopher
PHIL   4532	Philosophy of Emotions
PHIL   4533	Philosophy of Mind
PHIL   4534	Philosophy of Film
PHIL   4632	Philosophy of Religion
PHIL   4800	Independent Study
PHIL   5030	Selected Topics in Philosophy
Electives 2
Select 18 credit hours of Electives		18
Minor - Required 2
Select 15 credit hours of Minor (Must be approved by advisor)		15
Total Credit Hours		124

1	Three credit hours of an appropriate upper division course in another field may be substituted to count toward the major with permission of the Chair.
2	At least 12 credit hours of the elective or minor credits must be at the 3000 level or higher, so that the student will graduate with 39 upper division credits.

Program Admission Criteria

• Majors must acquire from their advisors a copy of “Requirements for the Major in Philosophy.”

Other Program Requirements

• Must have earned a minimum grade of “C” in each of the required courses in Philosophy upper division.

Honors in Philosophy

To graduate with Honors in Philosophy, a student must:

• be admitted to the University Honors Program;
• successfully complete at least three credit hours of () over three semesters
• successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
• be in good standing in the University Honors Program at the time of graduation.

Students completing the Honors Requirements in Philosophy will count the three credit hours of the Honors 4610 (Honors Research Seminar) toward their general electives, which means that they will have a total of 15 credit hours for other general elective courses rather than 18 credit hours.

Advisement

All Philosophy majors, including students in the UHP, are advised by an advisor in the Newton Building, (912) 478-0233.