Philosophy B.A. - Philosophy and Law
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Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy; Philosophy and Law Concentration
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 | ||
PHL 462 | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
PHL 467 | ||
| 20th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Upper-Division Core II: Value 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Justice | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| 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 | ||
| Philosophy and Law Core | ||
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Intro to Political Ethics | ||
| Law and Morality | ||
| Law and Discrimination | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| 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 | |