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Philosophy Major: BA Degree Requirements (30 credits)

All Philosophy majors must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major courses and must receive no more than two grades below a “C” in any major course. All Philosophy majors are required to complete a minor or a second major.

Six (6) credits of Philosophy major courses can double count in the LAC and the major.

Transfer students who wish to graduate from Eastern with a major in Philosophy must complete at least 18 credits at Eastern applied to the Philosophy major. Each transfer student’s program must be approved by the student’s Philosophy advisor.

Major Required Courses

  • PHI 120* Perspectives in Philosophy
  • PHI 210*^ Asian Philosophies
  • PHI 215* Logical Inquiry
  • PHI 220* Ethics
  • PHI 460^^ Seminar in Philosophical Research and Reflection

Major Elective Courses – Choose Five (5)

  • PHI/PHR 200 Peace and Human Rights
  • PHI 230 History of Early Western Philosophy
  • PHI 231 History of Modern Western Philosophy
  • PHI 232 # Medieval Philosophy
  • PHI 265 Topics in Philosophy
  • PHI 310 Philosophy of Religion
  • PHI 311## Buddhist Philosophy
  • PHI 313## Yoga, Philosophy and Practice
  • PHI/PSC 314 Modern Social and Political Thought
  • PHI/PSC 316 Ancient Political Thought
  • PHI 320 American Philosophy
  • PHI 330 Existentialism and Phenomenology
  • PHI 340 Philosophy of War
  • PHI 341 Philosophy of Law
  • PHI 360** Global Ethics
  • PHI/WST 361** Feminist Philosophies
  • PHI 362 Bioethics
  • PHI 365 Topics in Philosophy
  • PHI 366 Minds, Brains, Consciousness, and Intelligence
  • PHI 367 Philosophy of Art and Music
  • PHI 370 Human Rights, Natural and Civil
  • PHI 400 Peace and Human Rights Seminar
  • PHI 420 Philosophy of Science
  • PHI 480 Independent Study
  • PHI 498 Teaching Assistantship

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