Academics
Degree Requirements
Students in the B.A. in Philosophy complete 30 credit hours of philosophy courses, including one course that is a 400 or 500-level philosophy seminar. Students also complete a minor field of study (or double major).
One Logic course from:
- Phil 103 Logic: Critical Thinking
- Phil 319: Symbolic Logic
Two Epistemology & Metaphysics courses from:
- Phil 322: Epistemology
- Phil 323: Metaphysics
- Phil 325: Theories of Truth
- Phil 326: Metaethics
- Phil 332: Personal Identity and the Self
- Phil 333: Philosophy of Language
- Phil 334: Free Will and Responsibility
- Phil 340: Philosophy of Technology
- Phil 342: Philosophy of Mind
- Phil 351: Philosophy of Religion
- Phil 360: Philosophical Issues in Science/Religion
- phil 396: Philosophical Topics in Religion
- Phil 422: Seminar in Epistemology/Metaphysics
- Phil 432: Seminar in the Philosophy of Mind/Language
- Phil 460: Seminar in the Philosophy of Science/Religion
- Phil 590: Advanced Seminar in Epistemology/Metaphysics
Two Value Theory courses from:
- Phil 102: Introduction to Professional Ethics
- Phil 104: Contemporary Moral Issues
- Phil 204: Intro to Ethical Policy Debate
- Phil 205: AI Ethics
- Phil 308: Buddhism
- Phil 320: Aesthetics
- Phil 321: Ethical Theory
- Phil 328: Biomedical Ethics
- Phil 331: Political Philosophy
- Phil 344: Moral Psychology
- Phil 345: Environmental Ethics
- Phil 347: Advanced Ethical Policy Debate
- Phil 349: Religious Ethics: Issues and Methods
- Phil 350: Philosophy of Law
- Phil 352: Care Ethics
- Phil 353: Consequentialism
- Phil 354: Ethical Leadership
- Phil 355: Philosophy of Film
- Phil 357: Business Ethics
- Phil 365: Ethical Disagreement and Dialogue
- Phil 372: Conservative Political Philosophy
- Phil 390: Feminist Philosophy
- Phil 391: Philosophy of Race
- Phil 421: Seminar in Ethical Philosophy
- Phil 431: Seminar in Legal/Political Philosophy
- Phil 591: Advanced Seminar in Value Theory
Two History of Philosophy courses from:
- Phil 301: History of Philosophy I (Ancient and Medieval)
- Phil 302: History of Philosophy II (Early Modern & Modern)
- Phil 307: Topics in Medieval Philosophy
- Phil 310: Socrates and Sophistry
- Phil 311: Plato
- Phil 313: Aristotle
- Phil 314: Kant and the Problems of Philosophy
- Phil 315: Nineteenth Century Philosophy
- Phil 316: Topics in Philosophy in American History
- Phil 318: Existentialism
- Phil 324: History of Analytic Philosophy
- Phil 330: History of Western Political Philosophy
- Phil 401: Seminar in the History of Ancient Philosophy
- Phil 402: Seminar in History of Modern Philosophy
3 additional philosophy elective courses
Students who are in the B.A. in Philosophy with an emphasis in Religious Studies complete 30 credit hours of philosophy and religious studies courses, with at least one course as a 400- or 500-level seminar.
Required course
- Phil 101: Intro to Philosophy
One course from:
- Phil 103: Logic: Critical Thinking
- Phil 301: History of Philosophy I
- Phil 302: History of Philosophy II
Four philosophy elective courses, two of which must be at the 300-level or higher.
Four religious studies elective courses, two of which must be at the 300-level or higher.
- Rel 101: Introduction to Religion
- Rel 102: Introduction to Asian Religions
- Rel 103: Intro to Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- Rel 300: Comparative World Religions
- Rel 307: Topics in Medieval Philosophy
- Rel 308: Buddhism
- Rel 309: The Dead Sea Scrolls
- Rel 310: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
- Rel 312: The New Testament & Early Christianity
- Rel 313: The Book of Job
- Rel 315: Jesus and the Gospels
- Rel 320: Hinduism
- Rel 323: Islam
- Rel 325: Chinese Religions: Confucianism & Daoism
- Rel 326: Saints and Sexuality
- Rel 328: Biomedical Ethics
- Rel 330: Racism and Religion
- Rel 335: Self-Harm in Religion
- Rel 340: Travel and Tourism in Religion
- Rel 342: Jesus and Muhammad
- Rel 345: St. Paul and His Letters
- Rel 350: Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Semitism
- Rel 351: Philosophy of Religion
- Rel 353: Great Books in East Asian Religions
- Rel 358: Religious Implications of the Holocaust
- Rel 360: Philosophical Issues: Science & Religion
- Rel 366: Sex, Gender, and the Bible
- Rel 367: Global Female Prophecy
- Rel 368: Feminism, Women, and Religion
- Rel 370: Topics in Biblical Studies
- Rel 372: Rise of Christianity
- Rel 375: Christianity in America
- Rel 376: Revelation and End Times
- Rel 377: Angels and Afterlife
- Rel 378: Global Christianity
- Rel 380: Community-Based Internship
- Rel 386: Religion and Film
- Rel 387: Religious Ethics: Issues and Methods
- Rel 390: Nature and Environment in Asian Religion
- Rel 395: Topics in Religious Studies
- Rel 396: Philosophical Topics in Religion
- Rel 399: Topics in Religion Abroad
- Rel 490: Directed Readings in Religion
- Rel 491: Honors Thesis
- Rel 497: Advanced Seminar in Religious Studies
A minor in philosophy consists of 18 credit hours of philosophy courses. The minor provides great flexibility for students to pursue their interests. Religion courses that are not cross-listed with philosophy do not count toward a philosophy minor.