SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF EXISTING PHILOSOPHY MAJOR AND THE PROPOSED PHILOSOPHY MAJOR TRACKS

Existing Major
in PHILOSOPHY
30 s.h. (27 for Double Major) / Proposed NewTrack:
PHILOSOPHY, LIBERAL ARTS 33 s.h. (30 for Double Major)
Core Courses (15 s.h.)
Select 1: PHIL 102 Ethics or PHIL 107 Philosophies of Art
Select 1: Metaphysics component:
PHIL 202 Metaphysics;PHIL 220 History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophical Thought; or PHIL 221 History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophical Thought
Select 1: Epistemology component:
PHIL 103 Critical Thinking or PHIL 210 Symbolic Logic
Required: PHIL 390 Senior Thesis
Electives: (15 s.h.) (Dual Major: 12 s.h.)
Select 5: Any PHIL 100-399 course (Select 4 for Dual Major) / Core Courses (15 s.h.)
Select 1: Value component:
PHIL 102 Ethics or PHIL 107 Philosophies of Art
Select 1: Logic component:
PHIL 103 Critical Thinking or PHIL 210 Symbolic Logic
Select 1: History component:
PHIL 220 History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophical Thought or PHIL 221 History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophical Thought
Select 1: Metaphysics and Epistemology component:
PHIL 201 Theories of Knowledge; or PHIL 202 Metaphysics; or PHIL 211 Philosophy of Science
Required: Non-Western component:
PHIL 250 Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism
Philosophy track further requirements beyond the core: (9 s.h.)
Select 2: PHIL 204 The Literature and Philosophy of Alienation; PHIL 258 Latin American Political Theory; or PHIL 259 Citizenship, Democracy, and Identity
Required: PHIL 390 Senior Thesis
Electives: (9 s.h.) (Dual Major: 6 s.h.)
Select 3: Any PHIL 100-399 (Select 2 for Dual Major)
Existing Major
in PHILOSOPHY
30 s.h. (27 for Double Major) / Proposed NewTrack:
APPLIED PHILOSOPHY 33 s.h. (30 for Double Major)
Core Courses (15 s.h.)
Select 1: PHIL 102 Ethics or PHIL 107 Philosophies of Art
Select 1: Metaphysics component:
PHIL 202 Metaphysics;PHIL 220 History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophical Thought; or PHIL 221 History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophical Thought
Select 1: Epistemology component:
PHIL 103 Critical Thinking or PHIL 210 Symbolic Logic
Required: PHIL 390 Senior Thesis
Electives: (15 s.h.) (Dual Major: 12 s.h.)
Select 5: Any PHIL 100-399 course (Select 4 for Dual Major) / Core Courses (15 s.h.)
Select 1: Value component:
PHIL 102 Ethics or PHIL 107 Philosophies of Art
Select 1: Logic component:
PHIL 103 Critical Thinking or PHIL 210 Symbolic Logic
Select 1: History component:
PHIL 220 History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophical Thought or PHIL 221 History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophical Thought
Select 1: Metaphysics and Epistemology component:
PHIL 201 Theories of Knowledge; PHIL 202 Metaphysics; or PHIL 211 Philosophy of Science
Required: Non-Western component:
PHIL 250 Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism
Applied Philosophy track further requirements beyond the core (maximum 3 100-level s.h.): (9 s.h.)
Select 2: PHIL 105 Business Ethics; PHIL 160 Urban Philosophical Dilemmas; PHIL 206 Philosophy of Life and Death; PHIL 230 Environmental Ethics; PHIL 231 Media Ethics; or PHIL 260 Philosophy of Protest
Required: PHIL 397 Internship in Applied
Philosophy (3 s.h.)
Electives: (9 s.h.) (Dual Major: 6 s.h.)
Select 3: Any PHIL 100-399 (Select 2 for Dual Major)