Philosophy, BA

One (3 hours) course in logic:

• PL 310 - Symbolic Logic Min Units: 3

Two courses (6 hours) in the history of philosophy:

• PL 311 - History of Ancient Philosophy Min Units: 3
• PL 313 - Early Modern Philosophy Min Units: 3
• PL 314 - History of 19th-Century Philosophy through Nietzsche Min Units: 3
• PL 323 - Intro to Analytic Philosophy Min Units: 3
• PL 347 - Existentialism Min Units: 3
• Or any other course so designated
• PL 321 - African-American Philosophy Min Units: 3
• PL 322 - Africana Philosophy Min Units: 3

One course (3 hours) in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science::

• PL 320 - Theory of Knowledge Min Units: 3
• PL 343 - Philosophy of Science Min Units: 3
• PL 346 - Philosophy of Mind Min Units: 3
• Or any other course so designated

One course in value theory:

• PL 344 - Philosophy of Law Min Units: 3
• PL 345 - Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy Min Units: 3
• PL 348 - Philosophy of Feminism Min Units: 3
• PL 360 - Ethics Min Units: 3
• PL 364 - Ethics and International Relations Min Units: 3
• PL 363 - Biomedical Ethics Min Units: 3
• Or any other course so designated
• PL 365 - Environmental Ethics Min Units: 3

Two offerings (6 hours) of PL410, Seminar in Philosophy

• Students may request a substitute for 3 hours of this seminar requirement if PL 410  is offered when they are studying abroad.
• Students may also substitute PL 499 - Honors Thesis , for 3 hours of PL 410 .

Twelve hours of additional philosophy courses will be taken, for a total of 33 hours*.

*No more than 12 hours of 100- or 200-level courses may be applied to the 33 hours required for the major. NOTE: While TI courses offered by the Philosophy program (TI 240-PL , TI 241-PL , TI 242-PL , TI 243-PL , TI 244-PL ) may count as electives, AR 231-PL - Principles of Reasoning  does not.