Philosophy: Traditional Option
At least 40 of a student's 120 hours must be in upper-division courses. No course with a grade of D+ or lower and no course taken pass/fail will be counted toward the major. The overall GPA for courses in the major must be at least 2.0.
Required Courses — 36 credits
| Introductory Philosophy — choose 1 | UCORE | GER |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy | [HUM] | [H] | |
| PHIL 103: Introduction to Ethics | [HUM] | [H] | |
| Logic | |||
| PHIL 201: Elementary Logic | [H] | ||
| History of Philosophy | |||
| PHIL 320: History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | [H] | ||
| PHIL 321: History of Modern Philosophy | [H] | ||
| Continental Philosophy — choose 1 | |||
| PHIL 322: Nineteenth-Century Philosophy | [H] | ||
| PHIL 420: Contemporary Continental Philosophy | |||
| Modern Philosophy — choose 1 | |||
| PHIL 442: Philosophy of Mind | [M] | [M] | |
| PHIL 443: Philosophy of Language | |||
| Seminar — choose 1 | |||
| PHIL 446: Metaphysics | |||
| PHIL 447: Theory of Knowledge | |||
| Social/Political/Ethical Theory — choose 1 | |||
| PHIL 460: Ethical Theory | [M] | [M] | |
| PHIL 472: Social and Political Philosophy | [M] | [M] | |
| Philosophy/Religion — choose 1 | |||
| PHIL 314: Philosophies and Religions of India | [M] | [G,M] | |
| PHIL 315: Philosophies and Religions of China and Japan | [M] | [G,M] | |
| Philosophy Capstone | |||
| Any 400-level PHIL [M] course | [M] | [M] | |
| Philosophy Electives — 6 credits (2 courses) | |||
| Senior Portfolio | |||
| Three papers total, each from a different 400-level Phil course. See the philosophy advisor for details. | |||
Writing in the Major [M] Requirement
At least two courses designated [M] must be taken to satisfy the Writing in the Major requirement, which pertains to all majors within the University. The following meet the [M] requirement in philosophy: PHIL 314, 315, 442, 460, 462, and 472.