Philosophy, B.A.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

• PHIL 2110  (HSSR)
• Foreign language 1010 (NWC)

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 hours)

Electives (25-31 hours)

Freshman

• Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Information Literacy 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy 8 credit hours
• Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Foreign language 1010 and 1020 6 credit hours (or electives if competency otherwise established)
• PHIL elective 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours (PHIL 1030  recommended)
• Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours

Sophomore

• PHIL 2110 - Elementary Logic and Critical Thinking 3 credit hours (HSSR)
• Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
• PHIL elective 3 credit hours (PHIL 3150  recommended)
• Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
• Human Society and Social Relationships/Elective 3 credit hours
• Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
• Foreign language 2010 and 2020 6 credit hours
• History and Civic Learning 6 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