BA with a Major in Philosophy

Major in Philosophy

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

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BA with a Major in Philosophy

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
MATH 1100, College Algebra⁴ 3
PHIL 1050, Introduction to Philosophy, or
PHIL 2070, Introduction to Great Reli-
gions, or PHIL 1400, Introduction to
Contemporary Moral Issues (Philosophy Elective) 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
CSCI¹ 3
Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
PHIL 3110, Epistemology, or PHIL 4400, Metaphysics 3
Natural Science⁹ 4
Oral Communication² 3
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

LANG 2040, Foreign Language
(intermediate)³ 3
PHIL 3250, Philosophy of Natural Science,
or PHIL 3260, Philosophy of Social and Behavioral Science 3
PHIL 3330, Modern Philosophy 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Laboratory Science (choice)⁹ 4
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

PHIL 4970, Capstone Seminar (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 4
Philosophy Elective (advanced) 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values¹⁹ 3
Total 19

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
MATH 1600, College Math with Calculus⁵ 5
PHIL 2050, Introduction to Logic¹⁴ 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Elective¹⁶ 3
Total 17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865¹² 3
PHIL 3310, Ancient Philosophy 3
Physical Science⁹ 4
Wellness¹¹ 2-3
Total 15-16

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

LANG 2050, Foreign Language
(intermediate)³ 3
PHIL 3120, Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy, or PHIL 3400, Ethical Theory, or PHIL 4600, Phenomenology 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Visual and Performing Arts⁷ 3
Total 15

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Philosophy Elective 3
Total 15

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.
See Arts and Sciences notes in supplement booklet for footnotes.

Summary of Degree Requirements:

Philosophy (24 advanced): 30
Minor (6 advanced): 18
Core:
Computer Science 3
Oral Communication 3
English 12
History 6
Political Science 6
Economics 3
Laboratory Science 12
Mathematics 5
Wellness 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values 6
Philosophy (included above) 3
Foreign Language: 6
Free electives: 10

Note:

42 hours must be advanced.
24 of the last 30 hours must be taken at UNT.

Supplemental Information for BA with a Major in Philosophy

The major requires completion of 30 hours in philosophy composed of an 18-hour core (PHIL 2050 or 3300, PHIL 3310, 3330, PHIL 3110 or 4400, PHIL 3250 or 3260, and 3 hours chosen from PHIL 3120, 3400, or 4600), plus an additional 9 hours of philosophy electives to be selected with and approved by the undergraduate adviser, and a capstone seminar (PHIL 4970) to be taken in the senior year.

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