Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 1010 Introduction to Philosophy

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

Students will explore the components of philosophy through readings from the history of philosophy (ancient, modern, and contemporary) combined with the examination of questions of metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, philosophy of religion and political philosophy, using the tools of logic and critical thinking.

PHIL 1150 Intro to Logic & Critical Thinking

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information. Students will encounter an analytical method of language analysis, logic, fallacies, construction of valid arguments, the notion of evidence, relevant questioning, and problem solving techniques.

PHIL 2200 Elements of Ethics

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

This course considers a wide range of basic issues and schools of thought in moral philosophy. Ethics is the philosophical study of moral judgments and fundamentally implores the student to ponder the following question: Which moral judgments are correct, and why?

PHIL 2610 Comparative Religions

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

This course will offer a cross-cultural introduction to the world's major religious/philosophical traditions of faith systems through a comparison of historical origins, rituals, beliefs, practices worldviews, original religious texts, and other important sources. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of religion and various approaches to the study of religious systems are a part of the work religions traditions assessment.

PHIL 2980 Directed Study

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

Directed Study

PHIL 2990 Special Topics

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

Special topic course description upon request.