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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 (11 to 12 hours)

Mathematics*

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3 to 4
                     
Natural Science                   Choose a pair in sequence from approved list   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:47-49

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 1101Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHIL 1102Critical Thinking

3
RELG 1101Religions of the World

3
 
RELG 2221Introduction to the Old Testament

3
OR
PHRG 3305Ethics

3
 
RELG 2222Introduction to the New Testament

3
 
PHIL 4499Senior Seminar in Philosophy

3
OR
RELG 4499Senior 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 2201History of Philosophy I - Ancient and Medieval

3
PHIL 2202History of Philosophy II - Modern and Contemporary

3
PHIL 2210Symbolic Logic

3
PHIL 3301Metaphysics

3
PHIL 3303Epistemology

3
PHRG 3325Environmental Ethics

3
PHIL 4400Special Topics

3
PHRG 4425Philosophy of Religion

3
PHIL 4490Independent/Directed Study

3
PHIL 4499Senior Seminar in Philosophy

3

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

Religion:

MUSC 2300Music in the Christian Church

3
RELG 2201Religious Movements in North America

3
PHRG 2205The Good Life: A Global Perspective

3
RELG 2221Introduction to the Old Testament

3
RELG 2222Introduction to the New Testament

3
RELG 2254History of Christianity

3
RELG 2501Celtic Christianity

3
RELG 2260Faith and Film

3
RELG 3301Introduction to Theology

3
RELG 3303Public Theology

3
RELG 3312Hebrew Prophets

3
RELG 3313Life of Jesus

3
RELG 3314Life and Teachings of Paul

3
PHRG 3325Environmental Ethics

3
RELG 4400Special Topics

3
PHRG 4425Philosophy of Religion

3
RELG 4490Independent/Directed Study

3
RELG 4499Senior 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