Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
and
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Pre-Law Track
The Philosophy Department offers a program of study with an emphasis on the liberal arts and at the same time prepares the student for various career opportunities. The intellectual training provided is an excellent preparation for the study of law, the ministry, and public service professions, as well as graduate study in philosophy and related disciplines. In addition to offering the more traditional philosophy major, the Philosophy Department now also offers a philosophy major track in Pre-Law for students who wish to go on to law school.
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 32 credit hours in philosophy courses as described in the table below. No grade below 'C' in the courses below will count toward a degree, and no course in which a grade of pass or fail is earned will be counted as part of the major program.
| Major Philosophy Core: | All Seven Courses from List Below | |
| Ancient Philosophy | PHH 3100 | 3 |
| Early Modern Philosophy | PHH 3420 | 4 |
| Late Modern Philosophy | PHH 4440 | 4 |
| Logic | PHI 2102 | 3 |
| Ethics | 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 | |
| Analytical Philosophy | PHP 4784 | 4 |
| Phenomenology | PHP 4782 | 3 |
| Existentialism | PHP 4786 | 3 |
| Post-Structuralism | PHP 3792 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Science | PHI 4400 | 4 |
| Philosophy of Mind | PHI 3320 | 4 |
| American Philosophy | PHH 3700 | 3 |
| Value Theory: | One Course from List Below | |
| Biomedical Ethics | PHI 4633 | 4 |
| Environmental Ethics | PHI 3640 | 3 |
| Aesthetics and Art Theory | PHI 4800 | 4 |
| Asian Aesthetics and Art Theories | PHI 3870 | 3 |
| Feminist Philosophy | PHM 3123 | 3 |
| Electives: | One Course from the List Below | |
| Africana Philosophy | PHP 3781 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Literature | PHI 3882 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Technology | PHM 4223 | 3 |
| Philosophy of the Human and Social Sciences | PHI 4420 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Psychiatry | PHI 3453 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Religion | PHI 4700 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Law | PHM 3400 | 3 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy | PHH 3280 | 4 |
| Philosophy of the Performing Arts | PHI 3885 | 3 |
| Special Topics | PHI 4930 | 1-4 |
| Directed Independent Study | PHI 4905 | 1-4 |
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Pre-Law Track
The Pre-Law track is especially designed to provide student who are majoring in philosophy and who plan to attend law school with excellent preparation for the study of law. In addition to the University and College requirements for admission and graduation, students in the Pre-Law track are required to earn a minimum of 32 credits in philosophy courses as described in the table below. No grade below 'C' in the courses below will count toward a degree, and no course in which a grade of pass or fail is earned will be counted as part of the major program.
| Major Philosophy Core (9 courses): | ||
| Ancient Philosophy | PHH 3100 | 3 |
| Early Modern Philosophy | PHH 3420 | 4 |
| Late Modern Philosophy | PHH 4440 | 4 |
| Logic | PHI 2102 | 3 |
| Ethics | PHI 4661 | 3 |
| Social and Political Philosophy | PHM 3200 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Law | PHM 3400 | 3 |
| American Philosophy | PHH 3700 | 3 |
| Senior Seminar in Philosophy | PHI 4938 | 3 |
| One Course from the List of Electives Below: | ||
| Existentialism | PHP 4786 | 3 |
| Environmental Ethics | PHI 3640 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Literature | PHI 3882 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Technology | PHM 4223 | 3 |
| Biomedical Ethics | PHI 4633 | 4 |
| Africana Philosophy | PHP 3781 | 3 |
| Feminist Philosophy | PHM 3123 | 3 |
| Special Topics | PHI 4930 | 1-4 |
| Directed Independent Study | PHI 4905 | 1-4 |
