Philosophy Major

 

The philosophy major is designed for those students who want a solid grounding in the discipline and can serve as preparation for those who are interested in advancing into graduate studies in philosophy or related fields.

 

In addition to fulfilling UWG's Core requirements (60 hours), philosophy majors will take the following courses (courses in red are offered during fall 2008):

 

Program Related Courses

18

1.  PHIL 2100 (Introduction to Philosophy)

3

2.  PHIL 2110 (Critical Thinking)

3

3.  PHIL 2120 (Introduction to Ethics)

3

4.  Humanities Elective

3

5.  Foreign Language through 2002

6

 

 

Upper Division Courses in Philosophy

33

1. PHIL 3100 (Ancient / Medieval Philosophy)

3

2. PHIL 3110 (Modern Philosophy)

3

3. EITHER
     PHIL 3120 American Philosophy OR
     PHIL 4150 Analytic Philosophy

3

4. EITHER
     PHIL 4100 Phenomenology OR
     PHIL 4140 Existentialism

3

5. PHIL 4300 (Senior Seminar)

3

An additional six (6) courses, with a minimum of one (1) course from each of the areas A, B, C and D.

 

A. · American Phil   · Symbolic Logic  

     · Analytic Phil  · History & Phil. of Science

3

B. · Existentialism   · Phenomenology   

     · Friendship & Love  · Phil in Lit. & Film

     · Hermeneutics

3

C. · Philosophy of Law     · Political Philosophy

     · Professional Ethics   · Feminist Philosophy

3

D. · Religious Texts    · Asian Philosophy 

     · Philosophy of Religion    · Christian Thought

3

PHIL 3/4000

3

PHIL 3/4000

3

 

 



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