Philosophy and Religion (BA)

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication									Choose course from approved list	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts									Choose course from approved list	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History									Choose course from approved list	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (10 to 12 hours)
Mathematics*									Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
Natural Science									Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	7 to 8
V. Ethics (3 hours)
Ethics		PHRG 3305							Ethics	3
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Philosophy and Religion Core*

*The courses PHIL 1101, RELG 1101, and PHRG 3305 are requirements in the major and also meet general education requirements.

PHIL 1101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 1102	Critical Thinking	3
RELG 1101	Religions of the World	3
RELG 2221	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
	OR
PHRG 3305	Ethics	3
RELG 2222	Introduction to the New Testament	3
PHIL 4499	Senior Seminar in Philosophy	3
	OR
RELG 4499	Senior Seminar in Religion	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Major Courses

Students must choose at least six of the following courses:

Total Credit Hours:

18

Philosophy:

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
PHRG 3325	Environmental Ethics	3
PHIL 4400	Special Topics	3
PHRG 4425	Philosophy of Religion	3
PHIL 4490	Independent/Directed Study	3
PHIL 4499	Senior Seminar in Philosophy	3

PHIL 4499 may only be taken if not taken as part of the major core.

Religion:

MUSC 2300	Music in the Christian Church	3
RELG 2201	Religious Movements in North America	3
PHRG 2205	The Good Life: A Global Perspective	3
RELG 2221	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
RELG 2222	Introduction to the New Testament	3
RELG 2254	History of Christianity	3
RELG 2501	Celtic Christianity	3
RELG 2260	Faith and Film	3
RELG 3301	Introduction to Theology	3
RELG 3303	Public Theology	3
RELG 3312	Hebrew Prophets	3
RELG 3313	Life of Jesus	3
RELG 3314	Life and Teachings of Paul	3
PHRG 3325	Environmental Ethics	3
RELG 4400	Special Topics	3
PHRG 4425	Philosophy of Religion	3
RELG 4490	Independent/Directed Study	3
RELG 4499	Senior Seminar in Religion	3

RELG 2221, RELG 2222, and RELG 4499 may only be taken if not taken as part of the major core. 

Electives

	General Electives	43-48
Total Credit Hours:		43-48

Total Credit Hours: 120