Philosophy and Religion (BA)

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 11 hours)
IA: Rhetoric			ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning										Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
IC: Critical Thinking			PHIL 1101							Introduction to Philosophy*	3
ID: Scientific Method										Choose course from approved list	0 to 1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition			ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking										Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences										Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities										Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government										Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language										Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures			RELG 1101							Religions of the World*	3
IIIC: Fine Arts										Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science										Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics			PHRG 3305							Ethics*	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience			PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

37-42

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

*The courses PHIL 1101, RELG 1101, and PHRG 3305 are requirements in the major. The applicable credits are not included in the general education total.

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 1101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 1102	Critical Thinking	3
RELG 1101	Religions of the World	3
PHIL 4499	Senior Seminar in Philosophy	3
	OR
RELG 4499	Senior Seminar in Religion	3
PHRG 3305	Ethics	3
RELG 2221	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
	OR
RELG 2222	Introduction to the New Testament	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Concentrations

Students must select one of the following concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:

18

Philosophy Concentration

Students must complete 18 hours of concentration courses from the following list:

PHIL 2201	History of Philosophy I - Ancient and Medieval	3
PHIL 2202	History of Philosophy II - Modern and Contemporary	3
PHIL 2210	Symbolic Logic	3
PHIL 3301	Metaphysics	3
PHIL 3303	Epistemology	3
PHIL 4400	Special Topics	3
PHIL 4499	Senior Seminar in Philosophy	3
PHRG 3325	Environmental Ethics	3
PHRG 4425	Philosophy of Religion	3

Religion Concentration

Students must complete 18 hours of concentration courses from the following list:

MUSC 2300	Music in the Christian Church	3
PHRG 2205	The Good Life: A Global Perspective	3
PHRG 3325	Environmental Ethics	3
PHRG 4425	Philosophy of Religion	3
RELG 2201	Religious Movements in North America	3
RELG 2221	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
RELG 2222	Introduction to the New Testament	3
RELG 2254	History of Christianity	3
RELG 2260	Faith and Film	3
RELG 2501	Celtic Christianity	3
RELG 3301	Introduction to Theology	3
RELG 3303	Public Theology	3
RELG 3312	Hebrew Prophets	3
RELG 3313	Life of Jesus	3
RELG 3314	Life and Teachings of Paul	3
RELG 4400	Special Topics	3
RELG 4490	Independent/Directed Study	3
RELG 4499	Senior Seminar in Religion	3

Electives

	General Electives	43-48
Total Credit Hours:		43-48

Total Credit Hours: 121