Specialization


Specialization in Philosophy

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (four-year) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.


Program Requirements:

Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 54 credits presented for the Specialization in Philosophy.

Students must complete 120 credits including 54 credits in the Specialization as follows:
PHIL 2506 Thinking Clearly 3 cr.
PHIL 2507 Bullshit, Bias, and Propaganda: Reasoning about the Irrational 3 cr.
PHIL 4000 level   3 cr.
9 credits in "History" from:
PHIL 1116             Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 2406 Ancient Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 3336 Reason and Experience in Modern Philosophy                                         3 cr.
PHIL 3337  Idealism and Its Critics 3 cr. 
PHIL 3476 Existentialism I 3 cr.
PHIL 3706 Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen 3 cr.
PHIL 3707  Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy 3 cr.
9 credits in "Value Theory" from:
PHIL 1117                 Values and the Human Condition 3 cr.
PHIL 2526 Contemporary Moral Issues 3 cr.
PHIL 2706 The Right and the Good: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy                                  3 cr.
PHIL 2716 Bio-Ethics 3 cr. 
PHIL 2717 Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 2816 Digital Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 3756 Special Topics in Social and Political Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 3767 Special Topics in Ethics 3 cr.

27 additional PHIL credits


Breadth Requirements and Electives:

ACAD 1601   3 cr.
Social Science and/or Professional Studies 6 cr.
Science   6 cr.
Electives   51 cr.

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