Philosophy, B.A., Pre-Law Concentration

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Area A-F requirements are the same for the B.A. in Philosophy and the B.A. in Philosophy with a Pre-Law Concentration

Concentration Requirements

Area G: Major Courses (27-28 Hours)

To satisfy the requirements for the B.A. degree with a major in philosophy with a Pre-Law concentration, students must take a total of 27 semester hours at the 3000 level or above, including the following distribution requirements:

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

PHIL 3000 - Philosophical Discussions-CTW 3 Credit Hours

History of Philosophy Requirements (6 Hours)

Select one of the following (3 Hours)

PHIL 3010 - Origins of Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 3020 - Rise of Modern Philosophy 3 Credit Hours

Select one of the following (3 Hours)

Neither 3010 nor 3020 may be repeated.

PHIL 3010 - Origins of Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 3020 - Rise of Modern Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 3030 - 19th - 20th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4010 - Plato 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4020 - Aristotle 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4030 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4050 - Topics in 17th-18th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4055 - Hume 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4060 - Kant 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4075 - Topics in 19th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4085 - Topics in the History of Philosophy 3 Credit Hours

Value Theory Requirement (3 Hours)

Select at least one of the following courses:

PHIL 4700 - Ethics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4740 - Advanced Biomedical Ethics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4750 - Topics in Ethics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4760 - Ethics and Contemporary Public Policy - Ethics Bowl 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4770 - Moral Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4780 - Neuroethics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4800 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4830 - Topics in Philosophy of Art 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4855 - Advanced Topics in Political Theory 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4860 - Feminist Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4890 - Topics in Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours

Metaphysics and Epistemology Requirement. (3 Hours)

Select at least one of the following courses:

PHIL 4100 - Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4130 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4150 - Topics in Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4300 - Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4330 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4340 - Philosophy and Cognitive Science 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4350 - Topics in Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 4530 - Philosophy of Language 3 Credit Hours

Required Course

PHIL 4820 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours

Select two more Philosophy courses at the 3000 or 4000 level (6 Hours)

Select one of the following courses (3-4 Hours)

CRJU: Any 3000- or 4000-level Criminal Justice course
LGLS: Any 3000- or 4000-level Legal Studies course
POLS: Any 3000- or 4000-level Political Science course
AAS 4120 - African-American Political Thought 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4550 - Black Activism 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4600 - Enslavement and Resistance in North America 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4780 - African-American Lesbian and Gay Activism 3 Credit Hours
ECON 4450 - Law and Economics 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3080 - Persuasion: History, Theory, Practice 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4150 - Milton 3 Credit Hours
HIST 3900 - Human Rights in Historical Perspective 3 Credit Hours
HIST 4450 - History of Crime in America 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4460 - Bills of Rights 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4470 - The Founders’ Constitution 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4532 - Crime, Law and Society in Early Modern Europe 4 Credit Hours
PMAP 4411 - Introduction to the Law for Public and Nonprofit Managers 3 Credit Hours
RELS 4255 - Religion, Race, Nation 3 Credit Hours
RELS 4650 - Religion and Ethics 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 3224 - Crime and Punishment 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 4218 - Power and Politics 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 4510 - Feminist Political Theory 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 4760 - Activism: History and Theory 3 Credit Hours
Other law-related 3000- or 4000-level courses (in any college) approved in advance by the Philosophy Pre-Law Advisor. No courses will be approved after the mid-point of the semester of the course.