Philosophy B.A.
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Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core | ||
| 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 |
| Upper-Division Core I: History 1 | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Wittgenstein | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Iris Murdoch's Ethics | ||
PHL 462 | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
PHL 467 | ||
| 20th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Kierkegaard | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Critical Theory | ||
| Upper-Division Core II: Value 1 | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Aesthetics | ||
| Topics in Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Animals | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Justice | ||
| Iris Murdoch's Ethics | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Kierkegaard | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Critical Theory | ||
| Upper-Division Core III: Metaphysics and Epistemology 1 | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Wittgenstein | ||
| Epistemology | ||
| Science and the Environment | ||
PHL 445 | ||
| Philosophy and Animals | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following courses. At least two of the three courses must be at the 300-level or higher (6 credits; 3 of these 6 credits must be in courses other than 398 or 498). | 9 | |
| 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 | ||
| Applied Logic | ||
| Law and Discrimination | ||
| Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Ethics of Climate Change | ||
| Aesthetics and the Arts | ||
| Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness | ||
| Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Wittgenstein | ||
| Epistemology | ||
| Issues in the Anthropocene | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Science and the Environment | ||
| Environmental Aesthetics | ||
| Topics in Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
PHL 445 | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy and Animals | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Justice | ||
| Iris Murdoch's Ethics | ||
PHL 462 | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
PHL 467 | ||
| 20th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Critical Theory | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Internship | ||
| Advanced Writing Course | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| PHL 400 | Advanced Writing in Philosophy | 1 |
| Upper-Division Seminar Requirement | ||
Of the upper-division requirements (upper-division core and upper-division electives), 9 of the required 18 credits must be at the 400-level, excluding PHL 498. | ||
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | Hours | |
| PHL 101L | Introduction to Philosophy (Suggested Elective) | 3 |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 4 |
| PHL 261Y | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| Foreign Language 101 | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement | 6 | |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHL 262Y | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| Foreign Language 102 | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Autumn | ||
| PHL 233 | Intro to Logic: Deduction | 3 |
| 300-level PHL elective | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHL 210E | Moral Philosophy (if didn't take last spring) | 3 |
| 300-level PHL elective | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Autumn | ||
| UD Core I: History | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| UD Core II: Value | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Autumn | ||
| UD Core III: Metaphysics and Epistemology | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHL 400 | Advanced Writing in Philosophy | 1 |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
Last updated Autumn 2025