2013-2014 Samford University Catalog

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Philosophy Major, B.A.

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Students majoring in philosophy can take no more than two courses offered by the Birmingham Area Consortium of Higher Education (BACHE), i.e., University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Montevallo, Birmingham-Southern College, or Miles College, after consultation with his/her advisor at Samford.

PHIL 301 - History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval also counts toward a classics major. PHIL 301 or PHIL 302 - History of Philosophy: Modern and Contemporary count towards a political science major. PHIL 311 - Philosophy of Religion counts towards a religion major. PHIL 301 , PHIL 302 , and PHIL 351 - Logic count towards the pre-law program.

Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 30 Credits

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Philosophy Major: 36 Credits

Philosophy Core: 24 Credits

PHIL 301 - History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (4)
PHIL 302 - History of Philosophy: Modern and Contemporary (4)
PHIL 314 - Philosophical Ethics (4)
PHIL 328 - Metaphysics (4)
PHIL 351 - Logic (4)
PHIL 498 - Seminar (4)

Philosophy/Political Science Electives: 12 Credits

(select at least four courses)

PHIL 200 - Christian Ethics (4)
PHIL 241 - Introduction to Philosophy (4)
PHIL 311 - Philosophy of Religion (4)
PHIL 321 - Existentialism (4)
POLS 315 - Topics in Political Theory (4)

select one course: 1, 2, 3 or 4 Credits

PHIL 491 - Readings in Philosophy (1)
PHIL 492 - Readings in Philosophy (2)
PHIL 493 - Readings in Philosophy (3)
PHIL 494 - Readings in Philosophy (4)

General Electives: 40 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128