Philosophy B.A.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact: Nancy J. Matchett, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair

Location: McKee 318

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: http://www.unco.edu/hss/philosophy/

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.

Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
2. Required Major Credits
3. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

The major in philosophy is designed to provide both a solid undergraduate education in philosophy and a foundation for the further study of philosophy at the graduate level. It is an excellent major not only for students interested in philosophy itself but also for pre-professional students–especially, perhaps, for those who intend to study the law. Students may want to consider a double major because of the ways the study of philosophy can enhance one's ability to investigate fundamental issues in other fields.

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Program Requirements:

• No more than 6 credits of PHIL 497 may be counted toward the major. (Not applicable to the Ethics and Public Policy Emphasis.)
• Any course with a PHIL prefix may be counted as an elective.

In general, a required course may not be counted as an elective; however, if PHIL 495 is 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

Degree Requirements

1. LAC — 40 credits

2. Required Major — 30 credits

Take all of the following courses:

PHIL 260	History of Ancient Philosophy	3
PHIL 261	History of Modern Philosophy	3
PHIL 350	Ethical Theory	3
PHIL 385	Epistemology	3
PHIL 390	Metaphysics	3
PHIL 495	Advanced Seminar	3

Remaining Major

Take 12 additional credits with a PHIL prefix.

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.