Philosophy (BA)

One of the eight courses must be a gateway course:

• PHIL 300 Introduction to the Philosophical Classics Units: 4
• PHIL 315 History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Period Units: 4
• PHIL 320 History of Western Philosophy: Modern Period Units: 4
• PHIL 340 Ethics Units: 4
• PHIL 360 Epistemology and Metaphysics Units: 4
• which must be taken before taking any 400-level courses

Students are strongly encouraged to take a course in logic:

• PHIL 120g Introduction to Formal Logic Units: 4
• PHIL 222 Logic and Language Units: 4
• PHIL 350 Symbolic Logic Units: 4

• or

• PHIL 450 Intermediate Symbolic Logic Units: 4

Distribution Requirement

Students must take at least one course from each of the three categories listed below:

Note:

During the senior year, students enrolled in one of the three majors’ programs in philosophy can take a capstone seminar. Students who are enrolled in one of the minors in philosophy may enroll in a capstone seminar only with the permission of the instructor. Enrollment in these seminars will not exceed 15 students. Students may enroll in a capstone seminar only if they have satisfied the following requirements: taken a course in logic  (PHIL 120 , PHIL 122a , PHIL 122b , PHIL 222 , PHIL 351 Reasoning and Logic  or PHIL 350 ), taken at least one 400-level course in philosophy and have a GPA in philosophy of 3.0 or above.