Jan 04, 2025

Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011

Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 [Archived Catalog]

Philosophy (B.A.)

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

Liberal Arts Building 23~ 260-481-6366 ~ www.ipfw.edu/phil

The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

Possess general knowledge and critical appreciations of western and non-western philosophical thought, its principles branches and their history.
Acquisition and honing of close reading, creative writing, and critical thinking skills.

The major in philosophy is a traditional humanities and liberal-arts program covering the principal branches and divisions of philosophy including their history. The philosophy major is good preparation for graduate study in philosophy. The philosophy major also serves as a preprofessional program for the ministry, law, or health sciences. It is often encouraged 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 8 ) and the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4 ), and complete the following courses:

IPFW General Education Requirements

Additional credits in Area IV Credits: 3

PHIL 11000 - 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

College 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 11000 - Introduction to Philosophy Cr. 3.
(credits included in Major Courses, below)

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

PHIL 11000 - Introduction to Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 11100 - Ethics Cr. 3.
PHIL 15000 - Principles of Logic Cr. 3.
PHIL 30300 - History of Modern Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 45000 - Symbolic Logic Cr. 3.

Credits in two of the following: Credits: 6

PHIL 30100 - History of Ancient Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 30200 - History of Medieval Philosophy Cr. 3.
PHIL 30400 - 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

Honors in Philosophy

A student may earn an honors B.A. degree in philosophy by achieving an overall GPA of 3.5 and a philosophy GPA of 3.5 or higher; conducting a two-semester (6 credit) research project; preparing a senior thesis based on the research project; and giving an oral presentation of the thesis research. The senior thesis committee must be established one semester before graduation.