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)
• World language 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 (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

World Language Requirement (12 hours)

Students meet this requirement by successfully completing the 2020-level or a higher course in a single world language. Students may take 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 in sequence, or they may use the MTSU Language Placement Test to start at the appropriate level. See Bachelor of Arts Degree  for additional details.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (19-28 hours)

Freshman

• Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Information Literacy 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy 8 credit hours
• Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
• World language 6 credit hours
• 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
• World language 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