Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 182.0 - 187.0 credits
Required Courses
Incoming students, 2011/2012
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| College of Arts and Sciences Requirements | 71.0 - 76.0 Credits | |||
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| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 | ||
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| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 | ||
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| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 | ||
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| CHEM 201 | Why Things Work: Everyday Chemistry | 4.0 | ||
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| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I* | 4.0 | ||
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| MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II** | 4.0 | ||
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| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Western Philosophy | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 102 | Introduction to Eastern Philosophy | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 | ||
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| PHYS 135 | How Things Work | 3.0 | ||
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| UNIV 101 | The Drexel Experience | 3.0 | ||
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| Two studies in diversity electives | 6.0 | |||
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| Two international studies electives | 6.0 - 8.0 | |||
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| Four social and behavioral sciences electives | 12.0-16.0 | |||
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| *Credit will be granted to students who achieve Advanced Placement (AP) in relevant mathematical disciplines. On the other hand, Students unprepared for MATH 101 should take MATH 100 Fundamentals of Mathematics. **Students who took MATH 100 in Term 1 must take MATH 101 in Term 2, and MATH 102 in Term 3 or Term 4. |
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| ARTH 101 | History of Art I: Ancient to Medieval | 3.0 | ||
| ARTH 102 | History of Art II: Renaissance to 18th Century | 3.0 | ||
| ARTH 103 | History of Art III: Early to Late Modern Art | 3.0 | ||
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| Language Requirement | ||||
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| 201 language course*** | 4.0 | |||
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| 202 language course | 4.0 | |||
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***Presupposes a level of success in the placement examination warranting enrollment at this language level. Students are encouraged to pursue language instruction in “the languages of Western Philosophy;” thus, French, German, Italian and Spanish would be recommended. (“Classical” Greek and Latin are not taught at Drexel University. ) However, pursuit of proficiency in languages other than those recommended would not be discouraged. Credit will be granted to students who achieve Advanced Placement (AP) in a language. |
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| Major Requirements | 63.0 Credits | |||
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| COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 111 | Propositional (Zero-Order) Logic | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 201 | History of Philosophy I | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 202 | History of Philosophy II | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 203 | History of Philosophy III | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 207 | Predicate (First-Order) Logic | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 211 | Metaphysics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 221 | Epistemology | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 231 | Aesthetics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 251 | Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 361 | Philosophy of Science | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 431 WI | Seminar in Rationalism and Empiricism | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 481 WI | Seminar in a Philosophical School‡ | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 485 WI | Seminar in a Major Philosopher‡ | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 497 WI | Senior Project I: Research and Thesis Formulation | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 498 WI | Senior Project II: Argument Construction | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 499 WI | Senior Project III: Criticism, Defense & Replies | 3.0 | ||
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| ‡This course may be repeated for credit. | ||||
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| One of the following courses: | ||||
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| PHIL 371 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 391 | Philosophy of Religion | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 425 WI | Seminar in Medieval Philosophy | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 421 Wi | Seminar in Ancient Philosophy | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 461 WI | Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 465 WI | Seminar in American Philosophy | 3.0 | ||
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| One of the following Professional Ethics electives: | ||||
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| PHIL 301 | Business Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 305 | Communication Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 311 | Computer Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 315 | Engineering Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 321 | Biomedical Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 323 | Organizational Ethics | 3.0 | ||
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| PHIL 325 | Ethics in Sport Management | 3.0 | ||
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| Electives | 48.0 Credits | |||
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| Free electives | 48.0 | |||
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Writing-Intensive Course Requirements In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate. A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List on the Drexel University Writing Center page. Students scheduling their courses in Banner/DrexelOne can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. |
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