Philosophy and Religion, B.A.

The major consists of 30 semester hours beyond the general education requirement. A core of 18 semester hours is required of all majors, and the remaining 12 semester hours consist of religion or philosophy electives. (Note: a philosophy or religion elective must be used to satisfy the general education requirement. If a course from the major core is used to satisfy a general education requirement, students must include an additional course from the major electives category.)

Philosophy and Religion Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Philosophy and Religion Major

Total Credit Hours:

18-30

Philosophy and Religion Foundations

RELG 1101	Religions of the World	3
PHIL 1101	Introduction to World Philosophy	3
PHIL 1102	Critical Thinking	3
RELG 3305/PHIL 3305	Ethics	3

Students must choose one of the following courses:

RELG 2221	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
RELG 2222	Introduction to the New Testament	3

Students must choose one of the following courses:

PHIL 4499	Senior Seminar in Philosophy	3
RELG 4499	Senior Seminar in Religion	3
Total Credit Hours:		9-18

Electives

Students must choose four of the following courses:

MUSC 2300	Music in the Christian Church	3
RELG 2201	Religious Movements in North America	3
RELG 2221	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
RELG 2222	Introduction to the New Testament	3
RELG 2254	History of Christianity	3
RELG 3301	Introduction to Theology	3
RELG 3312	Hebrew Prophets	3
RELG 3313	Life of Jesus	3
RELG 3314	Life and Teachings of Paul	3
RELG 4400	Special Topics	3
RELG 4490	Independent/Directed Study	3
RELG 4499	Senior Seminar in Religion	3
RELG 3306/PHIL 3306	Applied Ethics	3
RELG 3325/PHIL 3325	Environmental Ethics	3
RELG 4425/PHIL 4425	Philosophy of Religion	3
PHIL 2201	History of Philosophy I - Ancient and Medieval	3
PHIL 2202	History of Philosophy II - Modern and Contemporary	3
PHIL 2210	Symbolic Logic	3
PHIL 3301	Metaphysics	3
PHIL 3303	Epistemology	3
PHIL 4400	Special Topics	3
PHIL 4490	Independent/Directed Study	3
PHIL 4499	Senior Seminar in Philosophy	3
Total Credit Hours:		9-12

RELG 2221, RELG 2222, RELG 4499, PHIL 4499: if not taken in foundations.

Electives

Total Credit Hours:

55

Total Credit Hours: 120

RELG 1101, PHIL 1101, PHIL 1102, RELG 3305, PHIL 3305, RELG 2201, RELG 2254, RELG 3306, PHIL 3306, RELG 3325, PHIL 3325, PHIL 2201, PHIL 2202: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, philosophy and religion majors may have up to 55 additional hours to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.