Philosophy and Religion

Philosophy Major

Consists of 32 credits, to include one course in non-Western philosophy, an independent study or honors project in philosophy in which a major paper is produced and presented in philosophy seminar senior year, and the following required courses:

• PHI-214 Introduction to Logic
• PHI-310 Ancient Philosophy
• PHI-311 Modern Philosophy
• PHI-331 Ethics
• PHI-498 Philosophy Seminar

Students considering graduate work in philosophy are strongly advised to take PHI-413, Analytic Philosophy.

The Foreign Language Requirement

Students majoring in philosophy can meet the Department’s foreign language requirement by satisfactorily completing the first year of language study at the college level in either a modern or ancient foreign language, or passing a first-year equivalency test.

Philosophy Minor

Consists of 18 credits, to include:

• PHI-214 Introduction to Logic
• PHI-310 Ancient Philosophy
• PHI-311 Modern Philosophy
• PHI-331 Ethics

Religion Major

Consists of 32 credits, to include one course in non-Christian religion, one course in ethics (from either the Religion or Philosophy course listings), an independent study or honor’s project in religion in which a major paper is produced, an additional 12 upper-division credits in religion, and the following required courses:

• REL-101 Living a True Myth
• REL-111 Old Testament Introduction
  or
  REL 112 New Testament Introduction
• REL-315 Christian Theology

The Foreign Language Requirement

Students majoring in religion can meet the Department’s foreign language requirement by satisfactorily completing the first year of language study at the college level in either a modern or ancient foreign language, or passing a first-year equivalency test.

Religion Minor

Consists of 18 credits in religion, to include one course from

• REL-101 Living a True Myth
• REL-111 Old Testament Introduction
• REL 112 New Testament Introduction

and at least nine upper-division credits in religion.