COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
PHILOSOPHY
Professor Timothy Cleveland, department head
Associate Professor Scoccia; Assistant Professors Vessel, Keleher
(575) 646-4616; 646-2358 (fax)
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Philosophy
MINORS:
- Ethics
- Philosophy
A major in philosophy serves not only as preparation for further graduate study in philosophy but also as an area of concentration in a liberal arts program. A philosophy major is appropriate for students planning to attend medical school as well as for those students interested in a career which requires critical reading and argument analysis. Such careers include business, theology and above all, law.
While the course requirements for the major should meet the ends of the liberal arts student, those students interested in graduate study in philosophy or in a career in law are encouraged to seek advice from a faculty advisor as early in their career as possible.
A minor program in philosophy requiring 18 hours of course work is also offered as well as a minor in Ethics. For more information visit the Department of Philosophy web page at www.nmsu.edu/~philos/.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Philosophy
Departmental Requirements
| PHIL 201G, Introduction to Philosophy, or PHIL 101G, The Art of Wondering | 3 |
| PHIL 312, Formal Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 341, Ancient Philosophy, or PHIL 344, Modern Philosophy | 3 |
Three credits in ethics from the following:
| PHIL 320, Social and Political Philosophy; PHIL 373, Ethical Theory; PHIL 376, Philosophy of law | 3 |
Six credits from the following core:
| PHIL 315, Philosophy of Language; PHIL 346, Philosophy of Mind; PHIL 350, Theories of Knowledge; PHIL 351, Philosophy of Science; PHIL 380, Nature of Reality | 6 |
At least 12 additional credits in philosophy, 6 of which are courses numbered 300 or above. Additional credit may include: HON 225G, 226G, 227G or 228G.
Second language requirement:
Students must complete 212/214 level of a second language.
Electives:
Sufficient to bring total credits to 128, including 48 upper-division.
MINOR: Ethics
| A student who earns a B.A. in Philosophy may not also earn a minor in Ethics. | |
| PHIL 101G, The Art of Wondering, or PHIL 201G, Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 211G, Informal Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 373, Ethical Theory | 3 |
| Three of the following courses, of which at least two must be upper division: CJ 425, Issues in Ethics, Law and Criminal Justice; HON 225G, History of Ethics; HON 304G, Dilemmas of War and Peace; HON 306G, Science and Ethics; JOUR 377, Mass Media Ethics; PHIL 302, Business Ethics; 321 Biomedical Ethics; PHIL 322, Environmental Ethics; PHIL 323, Engineering Ethics; PHIL 324, Cyberethics; PHIL 327, Ethics and Sports; PHIL 328, Applied Ethics; PHIL 329, Sexual Ethics; PHIL 330, Ethics and Biomedical Research; PHIL 381, Human Nature and the Good Life; and SUR 401, Surveying Ethics. Students may earn up to 3 credits in this category from special topics or Honors courses approved by the head of the Department of Philosophy | 9 |
MINOR: Philosophy
A student who earns a B.A. in Philosophy may not also earn a minor in Philosophy.
| PHIL 101G, The Art of Wondering, or PHIL 201G, Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 223G, Ethics, or PHIL 328, Applied Ethics, or PHIL 373, Ethical Theory | 3 |
| PHIL 211G, Informal Logic, or PHIL 312, Formal Logic | 3 |
| Nine additional Philosophy credits at the 300 or above level. | 9 |