Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
(minimum of 120 credits required)
In addition to the University and College requirements for admission and graduation, students majoring in philosophy are required to earn a minimum of 33 credit hours in philosophy courses as described in the table below.
All courses must be taken for a grade and must be passed with a 'C' or above, in order to count toward the degree.
If any courses are taken for the for the B.A. in philosophy that do not conform to the lists below, permission must be obtained from the philosophy undergraduate advisor (Dr. Clevis Headley, headley@fau.edu ).
Major Philosophy Core All seven courses from the list below:
Ancient Philosophy |
PHH 3100 |
3 |
Early Modern Philosophy |
PHH 3420 |
4 |
Late Modern Philosophy |
PHH 4440 |
4 |
Logic |
PHI 2102 |
3 |
Ethical Theory |
PHI 4661 |
3 |
Social and Political Philosophy |
PHM 3200 |
3 |
Senior Seminar in Philosophy |
PHI 4938 |
3 |
20th Century Philosophy |
One course from list below: |
|
---|---|---|
Pragmatism |
PHH 3703 |
3 |
Philosophy of Mind |
PHI 3320 |
3 |
Post-Structuralism |
PHP 3792 |
3 |
Philosophy of Science |
PHI 4400 |
3 |
Phenomenology |
PHP 4782 |
3 |
Analytical Philosophy |
PHP 4784 |
3 |
Existentialism |
PHP 4786 |
3 |
Value Theory |
One course from list below: |
|
---|---|---|
Environmental Ethics |
PHI 3640 |
3 |
Asian Aesthetics and Art Theories |
PHI 3870 |
3 |
Biomedical Ethics |
PHI 4633 |
3 |
Aesthetics and Art Theory |
PHI 4800 |
4 |
Feminist Philosophy |
PHM 3123 |
3 |
Electives |
One course from list below: |
|
---|---|---|
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy |
PHH 3280 |
4 |
Critical Thinking |
PHI 2100 |
3 |
Philosophy of Literature |
PHI 3882 |
3 |
Symbolic Logic |
PHI 4134 |
3 |
Philosophy of the Human and Social Sciences |
PHI 4420 |
3 |
Philosophy of Psychiatry |
PHI 3453 |
3 |
Philosophy of Medicine |
PHI 3456 |
3 |
Moral Problems |
PHI 3638 |
3 |
Philosophy of the Performing Arts |
PHI 3885 |
3 |
Philosophy of Religion |
PHI 4700 |
3 |
Philosophy of Law |
PHM 3400 |
3 |
Philosophy of Technology |
PHM 4223 |
3 |
Africana Philosophy |
PHP 3781 |
3 |
Special Topics |
PHI 4930 |
1-4 |
Directed Independent Study |
PHI 4905 |
1-4 |