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Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008

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Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008 [Archived Catalog]

Philosophy (B.A.)

Program: B.A.
Department of Philosophy
School of Arts and Sciences

Neff Hall 130 ~ 260-481-6366

The major in philosophy is a traditional humanities and liberal-arts program covering the principal branches and divisions of philosophy with an emphasis on the history of philosophy. The philosophy major is good preparation for graduate study in philosophy. Some students who major in philosophy do so with the intention of becoming teachers of philosophy. The philosophy major also serves as a preprofessional program for the ministry, law, or health sciences. It is often possible for a student to be a double major in philosophy and something else.

To earn the Bachelor of Arts with a major in philosophy, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 7) and the School of Arts and Sciences (see Part 3), and complete the following courses:

IPFW General Education Requirements

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations

COM 114 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.

One of the following: Credits: 3

ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.
ENG W140 - Elementary Composition, Honors Cr. 3.

One of the following: Credits: 3

MA 153 - Algebra and Trigonometry I Cr. 3.
MA 168 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student Cr. 3.
STAT 125 - Communicating with Statistics Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III–The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area IV—Humanistic Thought

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Additional credits in Area IV Credits: 3

PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy Cr. 3.
(credits included in Major Courses, below)

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in PHIL) Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

School of Arts and Sciences Requirements

English Writing

ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.

Foreign Language

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part B Credits: 14

Distribution (not in PHIL)

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part C Credits: 9

Cultural Studies

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part D

PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy Cr. 3.
(credits included in Major Courses, below)

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 111 - Ethics Cr. 3.
PHIL 150 - Principles of Logic Cr. 3.
PHIL 303 - History of Modern Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 450 - Symbolic Logic Cr. 3.

Credits in two of the following: Credits: 6

PHIL 301 - History of Ancient Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 302 - History of Medieval Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 304 - 19th Century Philosophy Cr. 3.

Additional credits in PHIL courses, including one at the 500 level Credits: 9

General Elective Courses

Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124.

Total Credits: 124