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		18
FORL XXXX	Students must complete FORL through the 2002 level
PHIL   2010	Introduction to Philosophy (If not taken in the Core Curriculum)
PHIL   2030	Introduction to Ethics (If not taken in the Core Curriculum)
SUBJ XXXX	Any 1000 or 2000 level course(s) as needed
Major Requirements (24 credit hours)
History of Philosophy Requirement		9
PHIL   3100	Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Select two additional courses from the following:
PHIL   3120	Medieval Philosophy
PHIL   3130	Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL   3140	Nineteenth Century Philosophy
PHIL   3150	Contemporary Philosophy
PHIL   3170	Postmodernism
Logic Requirement		3-6
PHIL   2020	Critical Thinking
PHIL   4233	Symbolic Logic
Additional Major Courses		9-12
PHIL   3030	Selected Topics in Philosophy
PHIL   3120	Medieval Philosophy
PHIL   3130	Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL   3140	Nineteenth Century Philosophy
PHIL   3200	Technology, Society and Human Values
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   4130	Feminist Philosophy
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   4790	Internship
PHIL   4800	Independent Study
PHIL   5030	Selected Topics in Philosophy
PHIL XXXX	Or any PHIL course 3000-level or above
RELS   3138	Introduction to Buddhism
RELS   3234	Asian Religious Philosophy
Electives 2		21
Select 21 credit hours of Electives which may include additional Philosophy courses
Minor - Required 2		15
Select 15 credit hours of Minor (Must be approved by advisor)
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 15 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. If PHIL 2020 Critical Thinking is used in the major, then 18 credit hours of elective or minor credits at the 3000 level or higher would be required.

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 Honors College;
• successfully complete at least three credit hours of Honors 4610 over three semesters
• successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
• be in good standing in the Honors College 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 18 credit hours for other general elective courses rather than 21 credit hours.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit the Academic Advisement catalog page.