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Philosophy Professors: Bender, Olkowski, and Sassower Philosophy teaches analytical and critical thinking, develops oral and written communication skills, and contributes to interdisciplinary understanding. Philosophy as a discipline attempts to answer perennial questions about values, human existence, and the nature of reality. Skills developed in this inquiry help philosophy students to excel in careers in law, medicine, management, education, government, writing, computer science, psychology, sociology, and ministry among many others. Philosophy majors consistently score in the top percentiles for all majors on the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT and other graduate and professional admissions tests. B.A. in Philosophy General Requirements The Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy requires 30 semester hours with grades of C or above; a maximum of 54 hours can be applied to the degree. At least 21 out of the 30 hours must be upper division courses. The Philosophy Minor requires 18 hours of course work. The Philosophy Major may choose either the general requirements or the student may specialize in one of four optional programs. Required Courses for the Philosophy Major 1. One course in Logic selected from: PHIL 112 Critical Thinking PHIL 344 Symbolic Logic PHIL 443 Logical Theory 2. One course in Social and Political Philosophy/Ethics selected from: PHIL 316 Death and Dying PHIL 320 Politics and the Law PHIL 322 Philosophy of Law PHIL 324 Philosophy of War, Conflict Resolution, and Peace PHIL 340 Holocaust PHIL 360 Philosophy of Religion PHIL 373 Philosophy and Literature PHIL 414 Environmental Philosophy PHIL 415 Ethical Theory PHIL 416 Business and Management Ethics PHIL 417 Health Care Ethics PHIL 425 Selected Topics in Social Theory PHIL 426 Philosophy of Law PHIL 455 Feminism, Sexuality, and Culture 3. One course in Metaphysics, Ontology, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Science: PHIL 317 Theories of Knowledge PHIL 330 Philosophy of Mind PHIL 335 Metaphysics PHIL 339 Philosophy of Psychology PHIL 370 Aesthetics PHIL 404 Twentieth Century Philosophy PHIL 407 Existentialism PHIL 408 Contemporary Continental Philosophy PHIL 410 American Pragmatism PHIL 435 Analytic Philosophy PHIL 440 Philosophy of Science PHIL 446 Theories of Human Nature 4. Two courses in the History of Philosophy: PHIL 348 Philosophies of India PHIL 349 Philosophies of China PHIL 351 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 353 Hellenistic Philosophy PHIL 354 Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy PHIL 356 Modern Classical PHIL 357 Enlightenment and 19th Century PHIL 358 From Hegel to Nietzsche 5. Senior Seminar and Thesis PHIL 495 Senior Seminar and Thesis Philosophy Major Options The department offers options in areas of philosophy that focus on particular fields of study. Students completing the requirements in any of the options will receive a certificate from the department indicating that they have a major in philosophy with competence in a particular area. To quality for an option, the student must fulfill the requirements for the major including at least 30 hours of course work, 12 hours of which must be in the option area. Options 1. Philosophy and Religion PHIL 105 Philosophy and Religion PHIL 110 Introduction to Religious Studies PHIL 255 Women and Religion PHIL 310 Comparative Religions PHIL 316 Philosophical Issues in Death and Dying PHIL 340 Holocaust PHIL 348 Philosophies of India PHIL 349 Philosophies of China PHIL 350 Buddhist Philosophy PHIL 354 Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy PHIL 360 Philosophy of Religion PHIL 361 Philosophical Approaches to the Hebrew Bible PHIL 362 Philosophical Approaches to the New Testament
PHIL 102 Ethics PHIL 104 Philosophy and Society PHIL 131 Women and Science PHIL 220 Women’s Equality, Women’s Difference PHIL 320 Politics and the Law PHIL 322 Philosophy of Law PHIL 324 Philosophy of War, Conflict Resolution, and Peace PHIL 340 Holocaust PHIL 414 Environmental Philosophy PHIL 415 Ethical Theory PHIL 417 Health Care Ethics PHIL 425 Topics in Social Theory PHIL 455 Feminism, Sexuality and Culture PHIL 493 Advanced Topics in Philosophy 3. Analytic Philosophy: PHIL 317 Theories of Knowledge PHIL 330 Philosophy of Mind PHIL 344 Symbolic Logic PHIL 420 Consciousness PHIL 435 Analytic Philosophy PHIL 440 Philosophy of Science PHIL 443 Logical Theory PHIL 449 Philosophy of Language 4. Continental Philosophy: PHIL 340 Holocaust PHIL 357 Enlightenment and 19th Century’ PHIL 358 From Hegel to Nietzsche PHIL 370 Aesthetics PHIL 404 Twentieth Century Philosophy PHIL 407 Existentialism PHIL 408 Contemporary Continental Philosophy PHIL 440 Philosophy of Science PHIL 455 Feminism, Sexuality, and Culture PHIL 460 Theory of Film Philosophy Minors The department offers minors in areas of philosophy that complement various major fields. Minors require 18 hours of course work. Philosophy Double Majors Adding a philosophy major to one’s major in another discipline, thereby creating a double major is an option for students who wish to obtain a broader perspective in their discipline for post-graduate work. All requirements for the Philosophy major apply to double majors. Students may have two different majors in two different colleges or in the same college. |