Philosophy Major

Requirements: Philosophy Major (B.A.)

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1	Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
CCI 2
CCI 3
CCI 4
CCX	Experiential Learning
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C")	Writing & Criticism	EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
CCD	Digital Literacy and Communication
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR	Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)	Quantitative Reasoning
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)	Experimental Reasoning	MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C")	Elementary French & Culture II	FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC	AUP Capstone

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PL1100CCI	HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL	None
PL1200	HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN	None
PL1300CCI	KNOWING WHY: FORMAL LOGIC AND CAUSAL REASONING	None
PL4094CCR	THESIS WORKSHOP- 2 Credits	None
PL4095CCC	Senior Thesis	College Level=Senior

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PL1021CCI	ETHICAL INQUIRY: PROBLEMS AND PARADIGMS	None
PL2003CCI	POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	None
PL2020CCI	PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE	None
PL2036	METAPHYSICS, SCIENCE & RATIONALISM	None
PL2037	EMPIRICISM, SKEPTICISM & MATERIALISM	None
PL2070	PHILOSOPHY OF MIND	None
PL3074	PHILOSOPHY OF AESTHETICS	None

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PL2041CCI	ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS	None
PL2060CCR	THE COMMONS AND THE MARKET	(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 OR EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) OR (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) OR (PL2003 OR PL2003GE115)
PL2071	CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY	None
PL2072	FREUD & NIETZSCHE	None
CL2085CCR	THEORY AND WRITING	None
PL2095	PHILOSOPHY & FILM	None
MA2400	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS	3 Credits From Range [MA1010 To MA2041] OR CS1040GE110 OR CS1040
PL3004	CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT	College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
PL3007	CONCEPTS IN RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM THEORIES	None
PL3010	PHENOMENOLOGY & EXISTENTIALISM	None
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PL3019	GLOBAL JUSTICE	None
PL3030	PHILOSOPHY & THE THEATER	None
PL3040	PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY	College Level=Sophomore
PL3076	KANT, HEGEL, AND BEYOND	College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
PL3079	MODERN CRITICAL THEORY	None
PL3114CCI	IMPERIAL ROME, PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, SOCIETY	None
PL3116CCI	KEY TEXTS: SOCRATES, SOPHISTS, AND THE STAGE	None
PL3117CCI	EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR	None
CL4091	Topics, where appropriate	None

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

Students earning a 3.7 GPA and completing a seniors honors thesis will be eligible for honors.