Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in Philosophy
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- In addition to the general education core curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) requires three additional hours of English literature, three hours of math/science/logic/computer science courses, six hours of 2000-level modern language courses and a minor.
- Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
- The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of free elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 120 total or 36 advanced hours.
- The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with a major in Philosophy requires 30 hours including the following Philosophy courses:
Course List Code Title Hours PHIL 1305 Philosophy and Critical Thinking 3 or PHIL 1320 Ethics and Society PHIL 2311 History of Philosophy Before 1600 3 PHIL 2312 History of Philosophy Since 1600 3 PHIL 2330 Elementary Logic 3 PHIL 3320 Ethics 3 or PHIL 3332 Social and Political Philosophy or PHIL 4350 Philosophy of the Arts PHIL 4370 Metaphysics 3 or PHIL 4355 Philosophy of Science or PHIL 4356 Philosophy of Knowledge Advanced Philosophy Electives 12 Total Hours 30 - Graduating seniors must submit a portfolio of their work and participate in an exit interview with the Philosophy faculty. Details about the portfolio are available in the Department’s main office.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | Modern Language 1420 | 4 |
| US 1100 | 1 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302]) | 3 |
| Modern Language 1410 | 4 | PHIL 2330 (BA Computer Science, Logic, Mathematics or science [TCCN PHIL 2303]) | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 1301 or 2306]) | 3 | COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| Modern Language 2310 | 3 | PHIL 2312 | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328] | 3 |
| PHIL 2311 (TCCN PHIL 2316) | 3 | Modern Language 2320 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| PHIL Advanced Electives | 3 | PHIL 3320, 3332, or 4350 | 3 |
| PHIL 4370, 4355, or 4356 | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 |
| ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050 [TCCN HUMA 1315]) | 3 | Minor | 6 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| BA ENG Literature [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328] | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| PHIL Advanced Electives | 6 | PHIL Advanced Electives | 3 |
| Electives (as needed) | 6 | Minor | 6 |
| Minor | 3 | Electives (as needed) | 6 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
