B.A. in Philosophy
Overview
The Philosophy Major initiates you into the practices of philosophy (careful reading, critical discussion, and writing your own argument) under the inspiration of the great works in the history of philosophy.
Double Majors are exempted from the Foreign Language and Humanities Division requirements. Students double majoring within the Humanities are required to meet the Foreign Language and Humanities requirement only once.
Honors students may complete the Philosophy Major by taking just 8 courses: PH250 Ethics, PH305 Philosophy of Science & Nature, PH315 Philosophy of Knowing and Believing (Epistemology), PH316 Philosophy of Reality (Metaphysics), PH470W Senior Thesis, one PH elective, and one History upper-level elective.
Typical Fall courses: PH202, PH316, PH330, PH345, PH470W, HO311, PE300W
Typical Spring courses: PH305, PH314, PH315, PH335, PH350, PH410, HO306, HO330
Curriculum Requirements
The Core Curriculum (50-53 hours)
Please reference the Core Curriculum Requirements
In addition to the other Core Curriculum requirements, the following are specific core requirements:
| PH200 | Intro to Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval | 3 |
| PH250 | Ethics | 3 |
Major Program Requirements (30 hours)
| PH202 | Logic | 3 |
| PH305 | Phil of Science and Nature | 3 |
| PH315 | Epistemology | 3 |
| PH316 | Metaphysics | 3 |
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| PH335 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
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| PH345 | Medieval Philosphy | 3 |
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| HO206 | Aristotle's Ethics, Politics and De Anim | 3 |
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| HO302 | Augustine and Aquinas | 3 |
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| HO306 | Great Texts in Early Modern Philosophy | 3 |
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| HO311 | Great Texts in Late Modern Philosophy | 3 |
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| And | |
| HO324 | Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
| 300+ Upper Level Course in Philosophy | 3 |
| 300+ Upper Level Course in Philosophy | 3 |
Capstone Requirements
Regular Track
Pre-Theologate Track
| PH435 | Senior Sem Pre Exam | 3 |
| Pre-Theology Comprehensive Examination | |
Other Requirements (36-39 hours)
Double Majors are not required to meet the Language or Humanities requirements.
Language: Philosophy majors (but not Double Majors) are required to take 6 credit hours of one language:
Greek, Latin, French, or German.
| 6 credit hours in one language | 6 |
Humanities Division Requirement (9 hours, but not for Double Majors)
| One English course at the 300- or 400-level | |
| One History course at the 300- or 400-level | |
| One Theology course at the 300- or 400-level | |
General Electives (21-24 hours)
We encourage students to take a minor or an additional major.