Philosophy, B.A.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Science categories.

The following General Education course is recommended for this major:

• PHIL 1030 (Hum/FA)

Major Requirements (30 hours)

The Philosophy major requires a 2.00 GPA.

• PHIL 2110 - Elementary Logic and Critical Thinking 3 credit hours
• PHIL 4010 - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 credit hours
• PHIL 4020 - History of Modern Philosophy 3 credit hours
• PHIL electives 21 credit hours

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Students must complete 2010 and 2020 or any 6 hours above the 2000 level in a foreign language or otherwise demonstrate competency in a foreign language.

Minor (15-18 credit hours)

Electives (25-28 hours)

Freshman

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Foreign language 1010 and 1020 6 credit hours (or electives if competency otherwise established)
• PHIL elective 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours (PHIL 1030  recommended)
• Mathematics 3 credit hours

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• PHIL 2110 - Elementary Logic and Critical Thinking 3 credit hours
• PHIL elective 3 credit hours (PHIL 3150  recommended)
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
• Foreign language 2010 and 2020 6 credit hours

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• Choose 6 hours from:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Junior

• PHIL electives 6 credit hours
• Minor electives 12 credit hours
• General electives 12 credit hours

Senior

• PHIL 4010 - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 credit hours
• PHIL 4020 - History of Modern Philosophy 3 credit hours
• PHIL electives 9 credit hours
• Minor elective 3 credit hours
• General (or minor) electives 3 credit hours
• General electives 7 credit hours