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.

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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

• PHIL 4990 Honors Reading (3 c.h.)
• PHIL 5000 Honors Thesis (4 c.h.)

Concentration in Language, Mind, and Knowledge

Course List

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
PHIL 1020	Philosophies of The Self
PHIL 1040	Beginning With Minds
PHIL 2030	Minds, Machines & Experience
PHIL 2200	Matter and Consciousness
PHIL 3120	Origins of Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 3150	Logical Empiricism
PHIL 3410	Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 3420	Metaphysics
PHIL 3740	Consciousness
PHIL 3750	Philosophy of Cognitive Science
PHIL 3760	Interpreting Minds
PHIL 3765	Imagination
PHIL 3800	Language and Thought
PHIL 3870	Mind In Evolution
PHIL 4990	Honors Reading
PHIL 5000	Honors Thesis
PHIL 6010	Metaphysics of Mind
PHIL 6100	Skepticism
PHIL 6105	Philosophy of Neuroscience
PHIL 6120	Metaphysics
PHIL 6150	Freedom & The Self
PHIL 6170	Philosophy of Perception
PHIL 6180	Mental Representation
PHIL 6190	Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 6620	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.

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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.

Plan of Study Grid

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

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For more information, contact the School of Liberal Arts.