The B.A. program in Philosophy aims to provide students with the theoretical skills and knowledge to engage with the complex issues of our time. It centers on the principles of knowledge, responsibility, and society, and it provides students with opportunities to investigate the connections between intellectual pursuits and moral and public virtue.
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in each required course.
- Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in this major without prior departmental approval.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Philosophy Department.
- Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- PHI2010 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- HUM2020 - Encountering the Humanities (3)
- HUM2210 - Studies in Culture: Ancient to 17th Century (3)
- HUM2230 - Studies in Culture: 17th Century to Present (3)
- REL2300 - World Religions (3)
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
36 Total Credits No Rules
Core
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- PHI3083 - Research Methods in Philosophy (3)
- PHI4938 - Senior Research Seminar (3)
- PHI 3083- To be completed before the end of Junior year as a prerequisite to enrollment in Senior courses.
Reasoning
6 Total Credits
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- PHI2011 - Philosophical Reasoning (3)
- PHI2101 - Formal Logic I (3)
- PHI2108 - Critical Thinking (3)
- PHI2647 - Logic and Ethics (3)
- PHI3131 - Formal Logic II (3)
History of Philosophy
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- PHH3100 - Ancient Philosophy (3)
- PHH3200 - Medieval Philosophy (3)
- PHH3460 - Modern Western Philosophy (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- PHH3600 - Contemporary Philosophy (3)
- PHH3510 - Marx and Nietzsche (3)
- PHH3700 - American Philosophy (3)
- PHI3790 - African Philosophy (3)
Values and Society
6 Total Credits
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- PHI3670 - Ethical Theory (3)
- PHI3626 - Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology (3)
- PHM3401 - Philosophy of Law (3)
- PHI3800 - Aesthetics (3)
- PHM3123 - Feminist Theories (3)
- PHI3638 - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century (3)
- PHI3625 - Virtual Ethics (3)
- PHI4633 - Ethics and Biological Science (3)
- PHM3100 - Freedom and Justice (3)
- PHI3640 - Environmental Ethics (3)
- PHM4031 - Environmental Philosophy (3)
- PHH3701 - Native American Philosophy (3)
- PHM3020 - Philosophy of Love (3)
- PHI4673 - Medical Ethics (3)
- HUM4823 - Queer Theory in the Humanities (3)
Being and Knowing
6 Total Credits
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- PHI4500 - Metaphysics (3)
- PHI4341 - Ways of Knowing (3)
- PHI4300 - Theories of Knowledge (3)
- PHI3700 - Philosophy of Religion (3)
- PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)
- PHI3320 - Philosophy of Mind (3)
- PHI3451 - Philosophy of Psychology (3)
- PHI4420 - Philosophy of Social Science (3)
- PHI3323 - Minds and Machines: Philosophy of Cognitive Science (3)
- PHP4782 - Phenomenology (3)
- PHI4221 - Philosophy of Language (3)
Topics in Philosophy
3 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Appropriate Special Topics in Philosophy may be substituted for some core courses with prior approval by Departmental advisor.
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- PHI4931 - Philosophy in the News (3)
- PHI4321 - Philosophies of Embodiment: Mind/Body/Self (3)
- PHI3033 - Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment (3)
- PHP3783 - Modernity as a Philosophical Problem (3)
- PHI3750 - The Problem of Evil (3)
- PHI3720 - Faith and Reason (3)
- REL3111 - Religion and Philosophy Through Film (3)
- PHP3786 - Existentialism (3)
- HUM4330 - Performance Theory (3)
- PHI4935 - Topics in Philosophy of Mind (3)
- PHP4933 - Key Concepts in Philosophy (3)
- PHP4931 - Key Figures in Philosophy (3)
Restricted Electives
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: approved courses in Philosophy or related areas, subject to approval by Departmental advisor.
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Grand Total Credits: 51