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DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY |
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| Chair:
John Coker (251) 460-6248 |
| Associate
Professors: Buckley, Coker, Meeker |
| Assistant
Professors: Loomis, Poston, Youngblood |
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Department
of Philosophy web site
http://www.southalabama.edu/philosophy |
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| UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES |
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reasoned reflection, philosophy seeks to understand
human experience in all its various aspects.
Courses examine the moral, social, political,
aesthetic, and religious dimensions of human
existence, topics in special fields such as
science, and the historical development of philosophy.
In these courses students can develop skills
in the presentation, interpretation, analysis,
and evaluation of differing viewpoints, and
refine their own beliefs about deeply important
issues. |
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| GENERAL
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
PHILOSOPHY MAJORS |
General
Education Requirements for Philosophy are
specified on the College of Arts and Sciences section. |
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| All first-time freshmen with less than 15 semester hours are required to successfully complete CAS 100: New Student Seminar. |
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| REQUIREMENTS
FOR A MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY |
| All majors in Philosophy, whether concentrating in Philosophy or in Religion, must complete 30 semester credit hours of course work, of which 15 hours (i.e., 50% of course work in their major) must be in the common core. In addition, all majors in Philosophy, whether concentrating in Philosophy, Religion and Classics, must complete 15 semester hours of course work in the major at 300 and/or 400 level. Students pursuing a degree in Philosophy also must have a minor in another discipline. The Common Core: |
- PHL 321 (Symbolic Logic)
- PHL 240 (Western Philosophy: Classical
and Medieval) and PHL 245 (Western
Philosophy: Renaissance/Enlightenment)
- One of PHL/REL/CLA/EH 310 (Classical Mythology), or PHL/REL 352 (World Religions), or PHL/REL 354 (Philosophies of India)
- PHL 461 (Metaphysics)
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following further courses are required for the
Religion Concentration: |
- PHL/REL 351 (Philosophy of Religion)
or PHL/REL 355 (Chinese Philosophy)
- 2 Additional Religion (REL) courses at 300 or 400
level
- 1 more (REL) courses
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following further courses are required for the
Philosophy Concentration: |
- PHL 431 (Advanced Ethical Theory)
or PHL 441 (Epistemology)
- 2 Additional Philosophy (PHL) courses at 300 or 400
level
- 2 more (PHL) courses
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| The following further courses are required for the Classics Concentration: |
- CLA/HY 454: Ancient Greet Culture or CLA/HY 455: Ancient Roman Culture
- 2 Additional Classics (CLA) courses at 300 or 400 level
- 1 more (CLA) course
- Fulfill Foreign Language Requirement by taking 1 year of Latin or 1 year of Ancient Greek
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| No
more than six hours at the 100-level may be
counted toward the hours required for the major;
however, additional hours taken at this level
can be counted toward the total number of hours
required for graduation. Fifteen hours must
be taken at the 300/400-level. PHL 240 and 245
do not have to be taken in sequence and should
be taken early in the major. Credit for PHL
499, Honors Thesis, is only given as an addition
to the hours required for the major. |
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| REQUIREMENTS
FOR A MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY |
| A
minimum of 18 semester hours in Philosophy,
to include a logic course (PHL 121 or 321).
At least two courses must be taken in residence.
No more than two 100-level courses may be counted
toward the minor. |
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN CLASSICS |
| A minimum of 18 hours must be taken in Classics (CLA) courses. At least two courses must be taken in residence. No more than two 100-level courses may be counted toward the Classics minor. Students minoring in Classics must fulfill the Foreign Language requirement by taking either 2 semesters of Latin or 2 semester of Ancient Greek. |
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| GRADUATE
STUDIES |
| Although
the Department of Philosophy has no graduate
program, graduate-level courses are offered
for those students who need such work. |
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