Philosophy Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 20

PHIL 271 - Logic Credits: 4
The History of Philosophy Sequence (Complete all of the following courses):
PHIL 274 - Ancient/Medieval Philosophy Credits: 4
PHIL 379 - Modern Phil: 17 & 18 Centuries Credits: 4
PHIL 389 - 19th & 20th Century Philosophy Credits: 4
PHIL 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 4

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 20

Additional Departmental Requirements - Credits: 19-20

Choose one course from each of the following subject areas (note: 8 credits must be upper division to meet the 20 credits minimum required for this major).

Value Theory (4 credits)

PHIL 251 - Moral Philosophy Credits: 4
PHIL 252 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 4
PHIL 264 - Social & Political Philosophy Credits: 4
PHIL 340 - Medical Ethics Credits: 4
PHIL 361 - Philosophy of Art Credits: 4

Metaphysics (4 credits)

PHIL 172 - World Religions Credits: 4
PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: 4
PHIL 381 - Metaphysics Credits: 4
*PHIL 172 cannot be used to meet the non-Western requirement if used here.

Epistemology (4 credits)

PHIL 281 - Theory of Knowledge Credits: 4
PHIL 328 - Philosophy of Science Credits: 4
PHIL 384 - Philosophy of Mind & Language Credits: 4

One non-Western course or course outside the mainstream tradition (3-4 credits)

PHIL 172 - World Religions Credits: 4
PHIL 244 - Chinese Philosophy Credits: 4
PHIL 320 - Indigenous Worldviews Credits: 4
PHIL 365 - Philosophies of Feminism Credits: 4
PHIL 382 - Philosophies of the Southwest Credits: 3

One additional elective course in Philosophy (4 credits)

Subtotal Additional Departmental Requirements - Credits: 19-20

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 39-40

Auxiliary Requirements from Other Departments:

Two semesters of one modern language - Credits: 6-8

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.