The Philosophy major provides a traditional course of study in philosophy.
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
Standard Major
For the standard major in philosophy the specific course requirements are:
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| History of Philosophy | 6 | |
| History of Ancient Phil | ||
| History of Modern Phil | ||
| Logic | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Elementary Symbolic Logic | ||
| Mathematical Logic | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Ethics | ||
| Ethics In Business | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| History of Ethics | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| Social & Polit Ethics | ||
| Ethics of Abortion | ||
| Ethical Theory | ||
| Crime and Punishment | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Moral Psychology & Meta-Ethics | ||
| Locke's Moral & Political Phil | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Mill's Util Liberalism | ||
| Metaphysics/Mind/Epistemology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Philosophies of The Self | ||
| Beginning With Minds | ||
| Minds, Machines & Experiences | ||
| Matter and Consciousness | ||
| Analytic Philosophy | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Logical Empiricism | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Consciousness | ||
| Interpreting Minds | ||
| Imagination | ||
| Language and Thought | ||
| Skepticism | ||
| Metaphysics of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Neuroscience | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Freedom & The Self | ||
| Philosophy of Perception | ||
| Mental Representation | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Four more courses beyond the above, for a total of 27 courses in the complete major. Two courses must be at the 6000 level. No more than three courses may be at the 1000 level. | 12 | |
| PHIL 3640 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| PHIL 3660 | Anarchy | 3 |
| PHIL 6510 | Theories of Economic Justice | 3,4 |
| PHIL 3750 | Philosophy of Cognitive Science | 3,4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 39-41 | |
Additional Information
No more than three of the required nine courses can be at the 1000-level.