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B.A. WITH A MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION: PHILOSOPHY CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Required 125 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 60 of which must be from a 4-year institution) including:

 I. General Education Requirements (see University GER listing).

II. Philosophy Concentration requirements.

33 major hours, including:
     Phil 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
     Phil 220 Introduction to Logic (3)

3 hours from:
Religion Curriculum

6 hours from:
     Phil 300 Ancient Philosophy (3)
     Phil 301 Medieval Philosophy (3)
     Phil 302 Renaissance and Enlightenment (3)
     Phil 303 Kant and the Nineteenth Century (3)
A minimum of 18 hours of upper level work in Philosophy.

6 hours from an open-ended list of diversity/multicultural courses, which will include, but not be limited to, the following: (for other possibilities, check with advisers in the department).
     A&S 225 Introduction to the Study of Women (3)
     A&S 250 African American Religious History (3)
     Engl 365 Black American Writers (3)
     Geog 151 Human Geography (3)
     Hist 345 The Ancient Near East (3)
     IS 352 Native American Philosophic Thought (3)
     Phil 283 Asian Philosophy (3)
     Rels 203 World Religions (3)
     T&L 433 Multicultural Education (3)

Some of these courses simultaneously fulfill other Philosophy/Religion requirements.

Language requirement:

Reading proficiency in the philosophical literature of any foreign language is strongly recommended. Majors in philosophy should be aware that proficiency in symbolic logic is expected in most graduate schools and in some substitutes for proficiency in a foreign language.

MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION: PHILOSOPHY CONCENTRATION
Required 21 credits in Philosophy:

6 hours from:
     Phil 283 Asian Philosophy (3)
     Phil 300 Ancient Philosophy (3)
     Phil 301 Medieval Philosophy (3)
     Phil 302 Renaissance and Enlightenment (3)
     Phil 303 Kant and the Nineteenth Century (3)

The additional 15 hours should normally include work complementary to the student's major or to some developed personal interest. Students may consult department advisers to develop a special concentration in the minor with an emphasis on philosophy of science, ethics

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