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Specific Program Requirements:

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy  (BA.PHI)
The major in philosophy requires 36 credits or 12 courses to include the two-course History of Philosophy (PHI 3011 and 3012) sequence and either the PHI 4510 Seminar in Philosophy or PHI 4620 Senior Thesis in Philosophy.

PHI 3011 History of Philosophy I: Ancient to Modern  3 credits
PHI 3012 History of Philosophy II: Modern to Contemporary  3 credits
PHI 4510 Seminar in Philosophy or
PHI 4620 Senior Thesis in Philosophy
3 credits
Nine additional PHI courses 27 credits
total
36 credits

 

Minor in Philosophy (PHI)
The Minor in Philosophy requires 18 credits in Philosophy courses, which may include POS 3221 Political Philosophy I and POS 3222 Political Philosophy II.

 

 

"Only a tiny fraction of this abundance affects our minds. This is a blessing, not a drawback. A superconscious organism would not be superwise, it would be paralyzed."
— Paul Feyerabend, Conquest of Abundance

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