Philosophy B.A. - Environmental Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy; Concentration in Environmental Philosophy
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core | 12 | |
| Upper-Division Core | 9 | |
| Environmental Philosophy Core | 9 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Upper-Division Seminar Requirement | ||
| Advanced Writing Course | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 37 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 37
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Lower-Division Core
Note: The following courses also satisfy general education requirements:
- PHL 210E fulfills the "Intermediate Writing" and "Ethics and Human Values" requirements.
- PHL 261Y and PHL 262Y both fulfill the "Democracy and Citizenship" requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PHL 210E | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 233 | Intro to Logic: Deduction | 3 |
| PHL 261Y | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 262Y | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core
Rule: Complete three courses (9 credits) with one course (3 credits) in each of the following three content areas. 9 total credits required.
I. History
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 300- or 400-level (PHL 391 and PHL 491) may count as upper-division area courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Early Wittgenstein | ||
| Later Wittgenstein | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Early Modern Philosophy | ||
| Kant | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
| 19th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| 20th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
II. Value
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 300- or 400-level (PHL 391 and PHL 491) may count as upper-division area courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
III. Metaphysics and Epistemology
Note: Special Topics courses taught at the 300- or 400-level (PHL 391 and PHL 491) may count as upper-division area courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Early Wittgenstein | ||
| Later Wittgenstein | ||
| Epistemology | ||
| Science and the Environment | ||
| Central Issues in Philosophy of Science | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Environmental Philosophy Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Intro Ethics and Environment | ||
| Ethics of Climate Change | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Science and the Environment | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Electives
Rule: Complete two courses (6 credits); at least one of the two courses must be at the 300-level or higher (3 credits; 3 of these 6 credits must be in courses other than 398 or 498). 6 total credits required.
Note: Any course taken to fulfill an Upper-Division Core area requirement cannot also count as an Upper-Division Elective.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Introduction to Existentialism | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Intro Ethics and Environment | ||
| Intro to Political Ethics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Hist & Philosophy of Science | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| The Art of Living | ||
| Historical Figures in Phil | ||
| Law and Morality | ||
| Law and Discrimination | ||
| Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Ethics of Climate Change | ||
| Aesthetics and the Arts | ||
| Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Early Wittgenstein | ||
| Later Wittgenstein | ||
| Epistemology | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Science and the Environment | ||
| Topics in Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Central Issues in Philosophy of Science | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Early Modern Philosophy | ||
| Kant | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
| 19th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| 20th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Internship | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Seminar Requirement
Note: Of the upper-division requirements (upper-division core and upper-division electives), 9 of the required 18 credits must be at the 400-level.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three courses (9 credits) at the 400-level (excluding PHL 498). 9 total credits required. | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Writing Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| PHL 400 | Advanced Writing in Philosophy | 1 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-