Requirements: Philosophy Major (B.A.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
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  
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM) Quantitative Reasoning  
Lab science course coded CCS Experimental Reasoning MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 42 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

Core Courses I - History & Method

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PL1100 History of Philosophy I: from Ancient to Medieval [course:pl1100:prereq]
PL1200 History of Philosophy II: from Renaissance to Modern [course:pl1200:prereq]
PL1300 How to Think: Formal Logic and Causal Reasoning [course:pl1300:prereq]
PL4094 (course type CCR) Thesis Workshop- 2 Credits [course:pl4094:prereq]
PL4095 (course type CCC) Senior Thesis [course:pl4095:prereq]

 

Core Courses II - The Open Questions, The Key Texts

Select three courses from the following list.
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PL1021 Ethical Inquiry: Problems & Paradigms [course:pl1021:prereq]
PL/PO2003 Political Philosophy [course:pl2003:prereq]
PL2036 Metaphysics, Science & Rationalism [course:pl2036:prereq]
PL2037 Empiricism, Skepticism & Materialism [course:pl2037:prereq]
PL2070 Philosophy of Mind [course:pl2070:prereq]
PL/AH3074 Philosophy of Aesthetics [course:pl3074:prereq]

 

Electives - Exploring Your Questions

Select three courses from the following list.
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME  PREREQUISITES
PL2041 Environmental Ethics [course:pl2041:prereq]
EC/PL/PO2060 The Commons and the Market [course:pl2060:prereq]
PL2071 Critique of Political Economy: Smith & Marx [course:pl2071:prereq]
PL2072 Freud & Nietzsche [course:pl2072:prereq]
CL2085 Literary Theory & Criticism [course:cl2085:prereq]
PL/FM2095 Philosophy & Film [course:pl2095:prereq]
MA2400 Discrete Mathematics [course:ma2400:prereq]
PL/PO3004 Contemporary Political Thought [course:pl3004:prereq]
PL3007 Concepts in Relativity & Quantum Theories [course:pl3007:prereq]
PL3010 Phenomenology & Existentialism [course:pl3010:prereq]
BA3012 Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility [course:ba3012:prereq]
PL/PO/LW3019 Global Justice [course:pl3019:prereq]
PL/CL3030 Philosophy & the Theatre [course:pl3030:prereq]
PL/PY3040 Psychology & Philosophy [course:pl3040:prereq]
PL/PO3076 Political & Philosophical Modernity: Kant & Hegel [course:pl3076:prereq]
PL3079 Modern Critical Theory [course:pl3079:prereq]
PL/HI/CL3114 Imperial Rome: Philosophy, Literature, Society [course:pl3114:prereq]
PL/HI/CL3116 Key Texts: Socrates, Sophists & the Stage [course:pl3116:prereq]
PL/HI/CL3117 Empire & Individual: From Alexander to Caesar [course:pl3117:prereq]
CL/PL/PY4091 Topics, where appropriate [course:cl4091:prereq]

 

FREE ELECTIVES

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

 

HONORS

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