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Liberal Arts AA - Philosophy Option

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Code: AA.LA.PHIL

The Philosophy option introduces students to the basic principles and techniques of logical thinking and argumentation, to the history of philosophical thought, to the basic problems of philosophy (What is real? What can be known? What is really worthwhile?), and to a set of methods by which contemporary moral, social, and political problems may be clearly understood and perhaps resolved.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. Identify and analyze the basic problems of philosophy in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory.
  2. Demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the basic principles of logic and the ability to incorporate them in their analyses of philosophical issues.
  3. State and support views on philosophical issues logically, coherently, concisely, and clearly, both orally and in writing.

Recommended Semester Sequence

First Semester

Communication Elective:

Choose

Subtotal: 16 Credits

Second Semester

Subtotal: 16 Credits

Third Semester

  • PHR Philosophy Requirement Elective 3 Credit(s) ***
  • Humanities Elective (not in Philosophy or Religion and not In History) 3 Credit(s) *
  • Natural Science Elective 4 Credit(s) *
  • History Elective 3 Credit(s) *

Subtotal: 13 Credits

Fourth Semester

  • PHR Humanities Elective 6 Credit(s) ***
  • Diversity Elective 4 Credit(s) *
  • Social Science Elective 3 Credit(s) ***
  • Free Elective 3 Credit(s) ‡‡

Subtotal: 15 Credits

General Education Requirements

Communication

Subtotal: 9 Credits

History Electives *

Subtotal: 6 Credits

Humanities

  • Humanities Elective (not in Philosophy or Religion and not in History) 3 Credit(s) *

Recommended:

Plus two of the following courses:

Subtotal: 9 Credits

Social Science Electives *

Subtotal: 6 Credits

Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology

  • Mathematics: One 4-cr Mathematics or [One 3 cr Math + One 1-cr INF] 4 Credit(s)
  • Two Gen Ed courses in the following fields: BIO, CHM, PHY 8 Credit(s)

Subtotal: 12 Credits

Diversity Elective ‡

Subtotal: 3 Credits

Subtotal: 45

Program Requirements

Plus ONE of the following courses:

Subtotal: 9 Credits

Free Electives ‡‡

Subtotal: 6 Credits

Total Credit Hours: 60

Specific Program Notes

Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.

Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.

*General Education Elective(s)  

**General Education Elective(s) in Philosophy. PHR-103  recommended.

***Need not be General Education courses.

†If a student’s first-semester Mathematics elective is a 3-credit course, then s/he is required to select a second 3- or 4-credit elective in the second semester in Mathematics or Computer Science or Information Technology; and if a student’s first-semester Mathematics elective is a 4-credit course, then s/he is required to take a 3-credit Free Elective in the second semester (which may be a second Mathematics elective).

‡General Education Diversity Course Elective (p. 16). Recommended: PHR-106 , PHR-121 , PHR-122 , PHR-124 , PHR-125 , PHR-126 , or PHR-127 .

‡‡Recommended: IST-123 Success 101  or another Philosophy course.

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