Philosophy B.A. – Ethics and Public Policy Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: McKee 318
Email: HSS@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/hss/philosophy
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
In a society that offers most of its students only technical training, those who wish to distinguish themselves in their chosen fields must pay special attention to questions of ethics and public policy. Many programs claim to teach students how to get where they are going. Applied philosophy teaches them to evaluate their goals—both those they set for themselves and those they set for their society. Applied philosophy is thus relevant to students' vocations in the traditional sense of the word: instead of being just the first in a series of training and retraining designed to keep them abreast of recent developments in the changing job market, it provides students with a firm foundation for further learning, whatever their callings might be.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- Electives (Remaining Major Credits) may be chosen from courses with a PHIL prefix as well as courses in other disciplines. All electives must contribute to the student’s understanding of ethics or public policy and must be chosen in consultation with the major advisor.
- In general, a required course may not be counted as an elective; however, if either PHIL 365 or PHIL 495 or both are taken more than once, one section may be counted towards the fulfillment of the basic requirement, and the others may be counted as electives.
Program Recommendations:
In addition, the Philosophy program recommends that majors take at least two years of a foreign language—preferably French or German.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Required LAC — 40 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”
2. Required Major — 30 credits
Take all of the following courses:
PHIL 495: Specific offerings to be chosen in consultation with the major advisor.
Take one of the following courses:
Remaining Major
Take 9 credits chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor. These may include additional subtitles of PHIL 365 or courses from other disciplines which engage with ethical & public policy issues.
3. University-Wide Credits — 50 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 50 credits.