Baccalaureate Degree
Program
Philosophy Major
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Total Credits Required for Degree
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124
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Liberal Studies
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30-40*
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Health Promotion
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2
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Major
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32
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PL 200 History of Ancient
and Medieval Philosophy**
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4
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PL 210 History of Modern
Philosophy**
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4
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Philosophy Electives*
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24
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Minor
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20
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*16 credit hours of 300 level courses are strongly
recommended but not required.
**Recommended but not required.
Students may substitute up to two courses from a
different department to meet the major requirement in philosophy as long as they
have a heavy philosophical content.
Note: Any such substitution
must have the written approval of the student’s adviser and the head of the
department. A copy of the
substitution(s) will be sent to the Degree Audits Office by the department.
*Complete
information on the liberal studies requirements and additional graduation
requirements, including the health promotion requirement is in the “Liberal
Studies Program and Graduation Requirements” section of this bulletin.
Minor Programs
Philosophy
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Total Credits Required for Minor
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20
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PL 200 History of Ancient
and Medieval Philosophy and/or
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4-8
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PL 210 History of
Modern Philosophy*
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|
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PL Electives**
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12-16
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*Recommended
but not required.
**Eight
credit hours of 300 level courses are strongly recommended but not required.
Religious Studies
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Total Credits Required for Minor
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20
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PL 280 Philosophy of
Religion
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4
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LB 121 Western Values:
Greeks and Bible and/or
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4-8
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EN 310 Literature
and the Bible*
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|
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SO 312 Religion and Society
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4
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Other approved electives
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4-8
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*Recommended but not required.
Note: A list of courses used
in the religious studies minor, beyond those that are required, must be
developed in consultation with Professor Donald Dreisbach of the Philosophy
Department. When approved, he will then
file a copy of the list in the Degree Audits Office.
Applied
Ethics
|
Minor
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20
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Foundations of Philosophy
Electives
Choose 4 to 8 credits from the following:
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4-8
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PL 100 Introduction to
Philosophy
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PL 200 History of Ancient
and Medieval
|
|
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PL 210 History of Modern
Philosophy
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|
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PL 180 Fundamentals of
Ethical Theory
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2
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Ethics Options Electives
Choose 6-10 credits from the following:
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6-10
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PL 181 Issues in Business (2
cr.)
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PL 182 Issues in Computer
Ethics (2 cr.)
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PL 183 Issues in the History
of Ethics (2 cr.)
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PL 184 Issues in Legal
Ethics (2 cr.)
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PL 185 Issues in Medical
Ethics (2 cr.)
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PL 186 Topics in Theoretical
Ethics (2 cr.)
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PL 310 Social and Political
Philosophy
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4
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If needed, the student may include a course from another department
that deals with the implementation of theoretical norms for a maximum of four
credits. If an elective course from
another department is used for the applied ethics minor it must be chosen in
consultation with either Professor David Cooper or Professor James Greene of
the Philosophy Department. When
approved, the student's advisor will then file the name of the course with the
Degree Audits Office.
