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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy Major, B.A., Suggested Course Sequence

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Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
HUMT 2310 - Arts and Ideas I (3 credits)
One of the following:
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
PHIL 2030 - Practical Reasoning (3 credits)
SPCH: Oral Communication (3 credits)
One of the following:
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PHIL 3010 - History of Ancient Philosophy (3 credits)
Foreign Language (3 credits)
Natural Science (4 credits)
Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Second Semester

PHIL 3030 - History of Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
Foreign Language (3 credits)
Natural Science (4 credits)
Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)
Non US History (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Junior Year

First Semester

PHIL 4017 - Ethical Theory (3 credits)
Foreign Language (3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)
One of the following:
PHIL 3060 - Philosophy of Science (3 credit hours)
PHIL 3070 - Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credit hours)
PHIL 3170 - Philosophy of Mind (3 credits)
PHIL 3180 - Philosophy of Language (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Second Semester

One 3000 level or higher PHIL course (3 credits)
Foreign Language (3 credits)
Minor Courses (6 credits)

One of the following:

PHIL 4077 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy (3 credits)
PHIL 4087 - Topics in Analytic Philosophy (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Senior Year

First Semester

PHIL 4950 - Senior Seminar (1-3 credits)
Minor Course (3 credits)
Electives (9 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Second Semester

One 3000 level or higher PHIL course (3 credits)
Minor Courses (6 credits)
Electives (4 credits)

Semester Total: 13 credit hours

Program Total: 120 credit hours