Philosophy/Pre-Law Major
This option is designed for students preparing for legal studies*. It places less emphasis on the history of philosophy, and more on applications to problem areas and on communication skills. In addition, it allows more opportunity for a broad study in supporting areas of the liberal arts.
Requirements
For students beginning college fall 2006 or later.
At least 40 of a student's 120 hours must be in upper-division courses.
- Phil 200 [W] Writing and Reasoning (or ENGL 301)
- Phil 201 [H] Elementary Logic
- Phil 260 [H] Introduction to Ethics
- Pol S 300 The American Constitution
- Phil 495 [M] Senior Seminar **
One of these:
- Phil 360 [H] Business Ethics
- Phil 365 [H] Biomedical Ethics
- Phil 370 [H] Environmental Ethics
One of these:
- Phil 460 [M] Ethical Theory
- Phil 470 Philosophy of Law
- Phil 472 [M] Social and Political Philosophy
Plus 18 hours of philosophy electives.
Total: 39 hours
* The traditional philosophy major is also an excellent preparation for law school. It should be noted that philosophy majors, as a group, generally outperform students from almost all other disciplines when it comes to entrance exams for graduate school—the GRE (general exam for graduate school), the LSAT (law school exam), and even the MCAT (medical school exam).
** This (along with other [M] courses) satisfies the Writing in the Major requirement, which pertains to all majors within the University. The following is a list of courses which meet the [M] requirement in philosophy: Phil 314, Phil 315, Phil 325, Phil 442 (450), Phil 460, Phil 462, Phil 472 (445), Phil 495.
For requirements for students who began college prior to fall 2006, please see an advisor.
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