Philosophy Major with Concentration in Language, Mind, and Knowledge

Language, Mind & Knowledge (track)
The Philosophy Language, Mind & Knowledge (track) is designed for students primarily interested in the part of philosophy that lies on one of the most exciting of today's interdisciplinary interfaces, cognitive science. The Department is also associated with the Cognitive Studies Coordinate Major.
Students pursuing this bachelor’s degree must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in the Newcomb-Tulane College core curriculum, 120 credit hours in their degree and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000. More information on degree and core curriculum requirements can be found here.
See Sample Plan of Study below.
Curriculum Requirements
All students majoring in philosophy and not writing an honors thesis must complete a total of nine courses (27 credits) in philosophy. All students majoring in philosophy and writing an honors thesis must complete ten courses (31 credits). In this case, honors thesis work in PHIL 4990 Honors Reading (3 c.h.) and PHIL 5000 Honors Thesis (4 c.h.) counts for two courses and seven credits. (One of these seven credits is a writing requirement credit.) In addition to the standard major, the department offers two more specialized tracks within the major: Law, Morality, and Society; and Language, Mind, and Knowledge.
Honors Thesis
Concentration in Language, Mind, and Knowledge
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| History of Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 2010 | History of Ancient Phil | 3 |
| PHIL 2020 | History of Modern Phil | 3 |
| Logic | ||
| PHIL 1210 | Elementary Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| Philosophy of Language, Mind, or Knowledge | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Philosophies of The Self | ||
| Beginning With Minds | ||
| Minds, Machines & Experience | ||
| Matter and Consciousness | ||
| Origins of Analytic Philosophy | ||
| Logical Empiricism | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Consciousness | ||
| Philosophy of Cognitive Science | ||
| Interpreting Minds | ||
| Imagination | ||
| Language and Thought | ||
| Mind In Evolution | ||
| Honors Reading | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| Metaphysics of Mind | ||
| Skepticism | ||
| Philosophy of Neuroscience | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Freedom & The Self | ||
| Philosophy of Perception | ||
| Mental Representation | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophical Logic | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Select one additional course at the 3000 level or above. At least two of these courses must be at the 6000 level. | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 27 | |
Additional Information
At least two of these courses must be at the 6000-level.
Sample Plan of Study
This example plan of study for the BA in Philosophy with Concentration in Language, Mind, and Knowledge represents a fall semester start and encompasses all program requirements. Students are responsible for reviewing university, school, and program requirements, along with prerequisites and the sequencing of courses in coordination with their academic and major advisors.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| PHIL 2110 | Classics Ancnt Poli Phil | 3 |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 13 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHIL 2120 | Classics Modrn Poli Phil | 3 |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one Critical Thinking or Logic course | 3 | |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one Ethics, Political Philosophy or the Philosophy of Law course | 3 | |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one Ethics, Political Philosophy or the Philosophy of Law course at the 6000-level | 3 | |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select two Ethics, Political Philosophy or the Philosophy of Law course | 6 | |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 10 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one Philosophy elective at the 6000-level | 3 | |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one Philosophy elective | 3 | |
| NTC Core and General Elective | 10 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Program String and Field of Study: LABA_UG, PHMK
For more information, contact the School of Liberal Arts.