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Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

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Requirements

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
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Complete at least 3 courses in the following Course Sets:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
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Students must also complete two additional 300-400 level humanities courses outside of the HPL discipline.

Students must complete HPL 111 – Theories of Human Nature

Students must complete one (1) course from Ethics:

  • HPL 339 - Ethics

  • HPL 340 - Social and Political Philosophy

  • HPL 341 - Philosophies of Good and Evil

  • HPL 365 - Philosophy of Sex and Gender

  • HPL 380 - Environmental Ethics

  • HPL 449 - Philosophy of Law

  • HPL 450 - Global and International Ethics

  • HPL 455 - Ethical Issues in Science & Technology

  • HPL 456 - Ethics of Business & Technology

  • HPL 457 - Bioethics

  • HPL 460 - Philosophy & Feminism

  • HPL 480 - Environmental Policy & Economic Issues

Students must complete one (1) course from Theory, Logic, Science:

  • HPL 347 - Theories of Knowledge and Reality

  • HPL 367 - Philosophy of Biology

  • HPL 368 - Philosophy of Science

  • HPL 371 - Philosophy of Time

  • HPL 442 - Logic

  • HPL 369 - Science and Religion

  • HPL 370 - Philosophy of Technology

  • HPL 443 - Philosophy of Language

  • HPL 444 - Philosophy of Mind

  • HPL 458 - Computability & Logic

  • HPL 459 - Philosophy of Social Science

Students must complete one (1) course from History and Other Areas:

  • HPL 346 - Modern Philosophy

  • HPL 350 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

  • HPL 447 - The Modern Individual and Society

  • HPL 448 - Contemporary Philosophy

  • HPL 463 - Existentialism

  • HPL 210 - Eastern Philosophy

  • HPL 346 - Modern Philosophy

  • HPL 348 - Aesthetics

  • HPL 445 - History of Philosophy

  • HPL 461 - American Philosophy

  • HPL 464 - Philosophy in Film

  • HPL 468 - Women Philosophers of the Twentieth Century

Students must also complete eight (8) additional courses at any level in the HPL prefix.

Students must complete six (6) additional elective courses, chosen by the student, which may be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual-degree requirements.

Students must complete five (5) courses in one or more disciplines outside of the major program of study, including (but not limited to) engineering management, physics, chemistry, computer science, marketing analytics, or another discipline within HASS. These courses may be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual-degree requirements.

Students must complete two semesters (at least 6 credits) of mathematics. Note that 2-credit math courses are taken in pairs, running a half semester each (e.g. MA 110 + MA 111 = 1 semester, 4 credits). Thus, for many students, completing the math requirement will entail completing seven (7) credits of math.

Choose from:

  • MA 110 – Linear Algebra for Business and Liberal Arts (2 cr.)

  • MA 111 – Calculus 1 for Business and Liberal Arts (2 cr.)

  • MA 112 – Calculus 2 for Business and Liberal Arts

  • MA 121 – Differential Calculus (2 cr.)

  • MA 122 – Integral Calculus (2 cr.)

  • MA 125 – Vectors and Matrices (2 cr.)

  • MA 126 – Multivariable Calculus (2 cr.)

  • BT 221 – Statistics

Students must complete one (1) course from the following. Completing the lab component for a science course carries one additional credit.

  • CE 240 – Introduction to Geosciences

  • CH prefix – any course, level 100-499

  • BIO prefix – any course, level 100-499

  • PEP prefix – any course, level 100-499

Students must complete one (1) course from the following

  • CS 105 – Introduction to Scientific Computing

  • CS 115 – Introduction to Computer Science (4 cr.)

  • HAR 271 – Creative Programming

  • CS 181 – Introduction to Computer Science Honors I

Students must complete the following courses to prepare for and execute their senior thesis projects.

  • HST / HQSS 301 – Research Design and Methods

  • HASS 498 – Thesis Preparation

  • HASS 499 – Senior Thesis (4 cr.)

Students must complete one course from the following:

  • MGT 103 - Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking

  • MGT 372 - Entrepreneurship