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PES 9300 - Independent Study for Physics, Undergraduate 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prer., Consent of instructor.
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PGMT 1000 - Orientation to Professional Golf Management 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Course objective is to immerse PGM students into the culture of the golf professional, including expectations of ethics and integrity, courtesy, concern for others, conscientiousness, game skills and knowledge, trustworthiness, and dependability.
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PGMT 1002 - Qualifying/Level 1 of PGA Golf Management 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Qualifying and partial Level One of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include introduction to PGA/PGM, rules of golf, PGA history and constitution, and golf car fleet management. Prer., PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 1010 - Introduction to PGA/PGM Level 1 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course objective is to initiate PGM students’ involvement in the Golf Professional Training Program, including the requirements of the training program and the checkpoints. Class includes a lab. Prer., PGMT 1000.
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PGMT 1012 - Level 1 of PGA Golf Management 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level One of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include business planning, tournament operations, and customer relations. Prer., PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 1020 - PGA/PGM Level 1 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Continues preparing students to achieve success on the first checkpoint of the PGA/PGM training. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 1050 - Golf for Business and Life 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Golf for Business and Life is a PGA of America initiative, designed to teach and improve the golf skills of beginning students through instruction provided by PGA professionals, and to suggest ways in which the students can use golf as a business tool as they enter the professional world.
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PGMT 1100 - Cooperative Internship I 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 1202 - Level 1 Introduction to Teaching and Golf Club Performance - PGA Golf Management 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level One of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include introduction to teaching and golf club performance.
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PGMT 2000 - Introduction to PGA/PGM (Level 2) 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Level 2 of the PGM 1.0 Educational Curriculum. Topics include business planning, career enhancement, and analysis of the swing. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 2002 - Level 2 of PGA Golf Management Educational Program 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level Two of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include golf operations, merchandising, and inventory management. Prer., PGMT 1012, PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 2100 - Cooperative Internship IIa 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides PGM students with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 1100.
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PGMT 2110 - Cooperative Internship IIb 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 2100.
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PGMT 2202 - Level 2 Intermediate Teaching and Golf Club Alteration - PGA Golf Management 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level Two of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include intermediate teaching and golf club alteration. Prer., PGMT 1202, PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 3000 - PGA/PGM Level 3 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prepares students to achieve success on the third checkpoint of the PGA/PGM training program. Prer., PGMT 2000.
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PGMT 3002 - Level 3 of PGA Golf Management Educational Program 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level Three of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include human resource management, supervision and delegation, player development programs, golf teaching, business career enhancement, and the final experience. Prer., PGMT 2002, PGMT 2202, PGMT 3502, PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 3202 - Level 3 Advanced Teaching and Golf Club Fitting - PGA Golf Management 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level Three of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include advanced teaching and golf club fitting. Prer., PGMT 2202, PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 3500 - Turf Grass Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prepares PGM students to supervise the management of turf grass features of golf facilities for economy, efficiency, playability, attractiveness, durability, safety, legality, and environmental protection. Topics include biology of turf grass, its cultivation and maintenance, and equipment. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 3502 - Level 2 Turfgrass Management - PGA Golf Management Educational Program 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level Two of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include turfgrass management. Prer., PGMT 1012, PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 3600 - Food and Beverage Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Level 3 of the PGM 1.0 Educational Curriculum. Topics include: food and beverage inventory and controls. Prer., PGMT 2000.
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PGMT 3602 - Level 3, Food and Beverage Control - PGA Golf Management Educational Program 2.0 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Level Three of the PGA Golf Management Program 2.0. Topics include food and beverage control. Prer., PGMT 2002, PGA Golf Management students only.
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PGMT 4100 - Cooperative Internship IIIa 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 2110.
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PGMT 4110 - Cooperative Internship IIIb 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 4100.
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PGMT 9400 - Professional Golf Management Independent Study 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Independent study in Professional Golf Management. With the consent of the instructor who directs the study and the dean.
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PHIL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the fundamental questions of philosophy through a study of several major philosophers in the history of philosophy. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1020 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introductory study of major philosophies on the nature of the good for humans, principles of evaluation, and moral choice. Some attention is given to contemporary topics such as violence and abortion. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1040 - The Individual and Society: Creating a Self in Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Addresses alternative methods for creating a self in a technologically advanced society. In particular, the course will ask how philosophy can provide a foundation for discussion, dialogue, and debate. Approved for Approved for LAS Humanities area and Oral Communication requirements. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1050 - Philosophy and Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to philosophy through religious topics such as sacredness, faith, reason, revelation, creation, immortality, and God’s existence. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Religious Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the study of religious phenomena such as myth, symbols and rituals as they relate to religious beliefs. The concepts of sacred narratives, sacred histories, and religious experiences will be discussed along with different approaches (e.g., psychological, sociological, anthropological) to the study of religion.
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PHIL 1120 - Critical Thinking 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to the formal and informal standards and critical techniques used in the evaluation of daily reasoning and argument. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1200 - Sports Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Survey of the major ethical issues that surround the sport industry within the political and economic context of America.
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PHIL 1310 - A Lab of Her Own: Science and Women 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to natural science and its methods for non-science majors. It focuses on women’s participation in both the formation of scientific concepts and the development of methodology. Modern concepts of science and mathematics with an emphasis on women’s contributions to these fields will be presented. This course will offer a feminist critique of the traditional methods of science. Approved for the LAS Natural Science area requirement. Meets with PES 1310 and WEST 1310.
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PHIL 1400 - Introduction to Sustainability and Environmental Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This introductory course explores the nature, scope, and complexity of environmental challenges facing us. It utilizes Western and non-Western philosophical and ethical perspectives. Examined topics include: wilderness preservation, global climate change, water usage, ecological restoration, ethical eating, and environmental justice. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3080 - Religion and Consumer Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the place of faith in modern society by focusing on the role that consumer culture plays in its interaction with people’s faith and practice in the West.
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PHIL 3090 - Philosophies of Asia 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers classic and recent representatives of the major philosophical and religious traditions of Asia, including Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Daoist and Shinto thought. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3100 - Religions Around the World 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A reading-discussion course which explores the major world religions and the nature of their appeal to the spiritual aspirations of members of the human family. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Global Awareness requirements. Prer., previous course in philosophy.
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PHIL 3110 - Women and Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the way(s) in which women have been, and continue to be viewed in various religions through comparing sacred and other texts with actual religious practices and beliefs. This course engenders an appreciation of the tension between the ideal expectations for and the real possibilities available to women in religious traditions. Meets with WEST 3110.
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PHIL 3120 - Greek and Roman Myth 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A philosophical examination of Greek and Roman myth based on a variety of ancient and modern hermeneutical methods, including approaches from the Presocratics, Platonism, Aristotle, Stoicism, Structuralism, Semantic Theory, Psychoanalysis and Ritual Theory.
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PHIL 3140 - Women in Classical Antiquity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analysis of the philosophical views of women and by women in ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian thought. Meets with HIST 3010 and WEST 3140.
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PHIL 3160 - Philosophical Issues in Death and Dying 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The meaning of death and dying in the history of Western philosophy from antiquity to contemporary Existentialism. Detailed examination of ethical issues raised in the care of the dying. Euthanasia and termination of treatment, care of the seriously ill newborn, etc. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement.
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PHIL 3170 - Theories of Knowledge 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consideration of the classical and contemporary, contributions to the analysis of the nature, limits, and conditions of knowledge. Meets with PHIL 5180.
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PHIL 3180 - Ethics in the Professions 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the applicability of some standard ethical theories to the specific moral issues raised by and encountered in the practice of professions, such as business, engineering, law, health care, politics, and teaching.
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PHIL 3200 - Politics and the Law 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of the most influential recent works expressing the conservative, liberal, Marxist and anarchist contributions to contemporary social and political theory. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement.
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PHIL 3230 - Gender, Race, and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory course that provides an overview of first, second, and third wave feminism. Focus will be on how to avoid essentializing the category “Woman” and will examine how the intersection of various forms of oppression (gender, race, sexuality, economic class, and physical ability) shape and change feminist politics in the United States and globally. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Prer., PHIL1000 or WEST 2010. Meets with WEST 3130.
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PHIL 3240 - Philosophy of War and Terrorism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical examination of the philosophic commitments that underlie and affect war, conflict resolution, and peace; evaluation of various questions involved in conducting war and resolving disputes; consideration of the feasibility of pacifism. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3300 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consideration of the central problems in the philosophy of mind, including the mind-body problem; the knowledge of other minds; free will and determinism; as well as discussion of concepts such as action, intention, motive, desire, memory, etc.
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PHIL 3330 - Emotion and Cognition 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Philosophy has tended to relegate emotions and emotional life to a minor role in the exposition of traditional philosophical questions or to eliminate emotions altogether from consideration. This course will rethink the role of emotions in philosophy. Prer., One philosophy course or instructor permission.
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PHIL 3340 - Love and Hatred 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of love and hatred utilizing texts from philosophy, psychology, cognitive studies, literature and science to develop new ideas about love and hatred. Prer., previous course in Philosophy.
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PHIL 3350 - On the Nature of Things (Meta-Physics) 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Traditional and contemporary theories of the basic categories used to describe reality and the human relationship to it, including concepts such as substance, identity, space and time, causality, determination, and systematic ontology. Prer., three hours of philosophy.
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PHIL 3390 - Philosophy of Psychology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covers classical and contemporary discussions of philosophical issues raised by psychological theory. Issues include introspectionism (James), psychoanalytical models of the self (Freud, Horney), learning theory (Piaget), depth psychology (Jung), behaviorism (Skinner), feminist psychology (Chodorow, Gilligan), cognitive science, psychology and language (Lacan), and existential psychology (Merleau- Ponty).
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PHIL 3400 - Holocaust 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Detailed analysis of the holocaust and its educational importance. Main focus is the Jewish holocaust with attendant eugenic policies, with possible attention to other examples of holocaust. Examination of philosophies that support organized social violence and principles that achieve a humane philosophy of life. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3440 - Symbolic Logic 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An exposition of the ideas and techniques of modern symbolic logic including several formal systems to distinguish between valid and invalid arguments and discussion of the foundations of arithmetic and set theory. Meets with PHIL 5440.
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PHIL 3450 - Mathematical Logic 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to mathematical logic. Topics will include first-order quantification theory; formal number theory; axiomatic set theory; computability. Incompleteness, undecidability, and partial recursion will be discussed. Prer., MATH 1040 or MATH 2150 or PHIL 3440.
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PHIL 3480 - History of Philosophy: Philosophies of India 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Historical development and a critical analysis of the major philosophical texts and school of India, including the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad-Gita;the 6 orthodox schools; Jainism; Buddhism; and modern Indian thinkers including Gandhi and Radhakrishnan. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3490 - History of Philosphy: Philosophies of China 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Historical development and critical analysis of the major philosophical schools and texts of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism and modern Chinese thought. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3500 - Buddhist Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
General survey of key Buddhist philosophical concepts of both the Theravada and Mahayana traditions, such as dukha, nirvana, anatman and voidness. The relationship between Pali Sutta’s and the Theravada tradition will be discussed as well as the relationship between Mahayana and the Prajna Paramita Suttas. Key schools of Mahayana, such as Cittamattra and Madhyamaka will also be introduced. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3510 - Pre-Socratic Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Systematic examination of the development of Western philosophy from its inception among the pre-Socratics and their impact on Plato and Aristotle. Prer., One philosophy course.
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PHIL 3520 - History of Philosophy: Plato 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an in-depth analysis of Plato’s texts. Besides hermeneutic issues as to how one ought to read the dialogues; ethical, cosmological, metaphysical and political questions emerging from Plato’s works will be addressed. Prer., One previous Philosophy course.
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PHIL 3530 - Hellenistic Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
History of Western Philosophy during the Hellenistic period (c. 310 B.C.E. To 450 C.E.). Covers Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism, Atomism, neo-Platonism and the introduction of Jewish and Christian thought into philosophy via Philo of Alexandria and St. Augustine, respectively.
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PHIL 3540 - Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
History of Western Philosophy from the Medieval period to the beginning of modern times. Course covers Christian, Jewish and Islamic philosophers, including Augustine, Anselm, Avicenna, Averroes, Maimonides, Aquinas, Ockham, Machiavelli, and F. Bacon.
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PHIL 3550 - History of Philosophy: Aristotle 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Offers a careful reading of several Aristotelian works ranging from biology to ontology and ethics, with an eye towards how these may fit together as well as how Aristotle is situated in relation to Plato, the Presocratics, and Hellenistic thinkers. Prer., One previous course in Philosophy.
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PHIL 3560 - Modern Classical Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Systematic examination of some fundamental philosophic problems treated by Rationalists and Empiricists in the 17th and 18th centuries (Hobbes, Descartes, Locke Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume), especially those concerning the foundations and limits of knowledge and attempts to overcome the limitations of these two traditions.
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PHIL 3570 - Kant and the Enlightenment 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of the Enlightenment (Age of Reason) with special emphasis on Kant’s work and some of his precursors and critics.
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PHIL 3580 - From Hegel to Nietzsche 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Survey of some of the major thinkers in the 19th century such as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche.
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PHIL 3600 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Detailed analysis of religious experience from Eastern and Western traditions, including mysticism, mythology, cosmology, knowledge of God and the divine attributes, salvation, immortality, and the influence of secularism.
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PHIL 3610 - The Hebrew Bible and Its Social Context 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The formation of the Old Testament; manuscript traditions and canonization; an investigation of the major genres within the Old Testament (history, poetry, prophecy); the historical developments of the ancient Near East as they reflect upon the Old Testament and the history of biblical interpretation.
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PHIL 3620 - The New Testament and Its Social Context 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An investigation of the development of the New Testament, incorporating the history of the individual books and the Hellenistic and Jewish background to the New Testament itself. The course focuses on the historical problem of the emergence of various theological perspectives within the New Testament writings, especially the contrast between the teachings of Jesus and those of Paul.
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PHIL 3630 - Gender and Race in Biblical Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course examines the presence(s), result(s), and interpretation(s) of gender and race in biblical literature and the issues and problems those categories present to the reader. Meets with WEST 3630.
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PHIL 3690 - Post-Ottoman Islamic Philosophy, History and Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An exploration of the development of Arab Islamic philosophy, history and culture through the Ottoman and Colonial periods into the construction of the modern Arab states and the emergence of contemporary Islamic political philosophy. Topics include nationalism, globalization, democracy, human rights and women.
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PHIL 3700 - The Arts 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Investigation of concepts such as the aesthetic object, the artistic experience, and creative expression and a critique of certain theories designed to solve problems of aesthetic evaluation. Meets with PHIL 5700.
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PHIL 3730 - Philosophy and Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the intersection of philosophy and literature, the benefits each derives from the other and of philosophical themes expressed in literary works and philosophical problems raised by literature.
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PHIL 4040 - Phenomenology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical analysis of early 20th century philosophical movements such as phenomenology, structuralism, and hermeneutics, emphasizing their origins and the philosophical and non-philosophical issues that gave rise to them. Prer., Previous course in philosophy. Meets with PHIL 5040.
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PHIL 4060 - Mid 20th Century European Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An intensive examination of the major European philosophical movements of the mid 20th century, including phenomenology, existentialism, linguistics and post-structuralism, emphasizing their relation to key philosophical and non-philosophical issues of the period. Prer., Previous philosophy course. Meets with PHIL 5060.
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PHIL 4070 - Existentialism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Main themes of existentialist thought from its origins in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to such 20th century figures as Jaspers, Heidegger, Sartre and Camus. Meets with PHIL 5070.
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PHIL 4080 - Postmodernism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An intensive examination of major figures, such as Irigaray, Deleuze, Baudrillard, Habermas, Foucault and Derrida, and of major movements such as critical theory. Prer., One philosophy course. Meets with PHIL 5080.
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PHIL 4100 - American Pragmatism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analysis and appreciation of America’s most important contribution to intellectual life, pragmatism. Also discussed are two of pragmatism’s predecessors, transcendentalism and naturalism. Meets with PHIL 5100.
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PHIL 4140 - Philosophy, Globalization, and Sustainability 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The philosophical significance of ecology for establishing an environmental ethic. Application of environmental ethics to such issues as responsibilities to future generations, the problem of the moral standing of nonhuman species and wilderness, and the deficiencies of cost-benefit analysis as a basis for decision making. Prer., Previous course in philosophy. Meets with PHIL 5140.
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PHIL 4150 - Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The problem of rational justification of ethical standards, including a selected treatment of the history of ethics. Meets with PHIL 5150.
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PHIL 4160 - Business and Management Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to teach students to appreciate the ethical dimensions of the decision-making process in which most business managers are engaged during their careers. Meets with PHIL 5160.
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PHIL 4170 - Health Care Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Ethical dimensions of the patient-physician relationship and the impact of medical technology. Topics include informed consent and experimentation with human subjects, technological manipulation of birth and death processes, allocation of medical resources, genetic screening in the workplace, and genetic engineering. Meets with PHIL 5170.
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PHIL 4200 - Consciousness 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consciousness has re-emerged as a fundamental topic in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and philosophy. This course introduces students to some of the recent neuroscientific studies of consciousness and surveys some of the philosophical problems posed by consciousness. Meets with PHIL 5200.
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PHIL 4250 - Topics in Social Theory 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
In-depth examination of a particular trend in contemporary social theory such as critical theory, the Frankfurt school, Marxism and post-Marxism, economic democracy, deep ecology, postmodernism and deconstruction. Prer., Three hours of philosophy. Meets with PHIL 5240.
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PHIL 4260 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A consideration of various views of the nature of law, its role in society and its relation to other disciplines. Examination of the philosophic commitments that underlie and affect legal convention and procedures. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Meets with PHIL 5260.
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PHIL 4350 - Analytic Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analytic Philosophy is a term used to describe both a particular method and a style of philosophizing. This course examines that method and that style and shows the promise the former once held for settling traditional philosophical issues and problems and the continuing influence of the latter. Meets with PHIL 5350.
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PHIL 4400 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A close examination of issues in the history, philosophy and sociology of science. Attention will be given to contemporary debates on such topics as the methodology of science, the growth of scientific knowledge, the logic of scientific discovery and the value-neutrality of science. Meets with PHIL 5400.
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PHIL 4410 - Philosophy of Biology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A broad examination of pertinent issues in biology, from the theory of evolution to contemporary debates concerning DNA and the human genome project.
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PHIL 4420 - Symbolic Logic II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An intermediate course in symbolic logic that introduces students to quantified predicate logic with identity, intensional logic, second-order logic, and many-valued logic. Certain meta-logical results such as the Loewenheim-Skolem theorem, completeness, soundness, computability, Church’s thesis, and incompleteness are discussed. Prer., PHIL 3440 or consent of instructor. Meets with PHIL 5420.
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PHIL 4440 - Decision and Game Theory 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to decision theory and game theory. Topics will include rationality; strategic reasoning; Nash equilibria; strategic games; symmetric and non-symmetric games; coalitions and cooperation; zero and non-zero-sum games; and, prisoner’s dilemmas. Prer., PHIL 3440 or MATH 1040.
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PHIL 4460 - Theories of Human Nature. 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the meaning of human nature from various perspectives, including Greek thinking, religious explanations, naturalist, existentialist and pragmatist theories.
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PHIL 4490 - Philosophy of Language 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A historical survey of developments in philosophy of language. Topics covered include sense and reference, signifier and signified, rule-following, ordinary language philosophy, deconstruction, and casual theories of reference. Authors covered include Frege Husserl, De Saussure, Wittgenstein, Austin, Derrida, and others. Meets with PHIL 5490.
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PHIL 4550 - Feminism, Sexuality, and Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of selected philosophical issues in the context of recent developments in feminist thought. Course will consider the question of whether traditional patterns of philosophical thought express gender bias, and if so, why. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Prer., one course in PHIL, WEST, WMST, Meets with WEST 4550.
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PHIL 4600 - Theory of Film 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Relation between philosophical issues and film to show how philosophical concepts are embodied in film and filmmaking. Meets with PHIL 5600.
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PHIL 4910 - Systematic Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A thorough study of a single philosophical problem, system, or single philosopher. Meets with PHIL 5910.
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PHIL 4930 - Advanced Topics in Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Detailed examination of a special topic taken from the history of philosophy which is not covered by the regular departmental course offerings (variable content). Prer., Philosophy majors or consent of instructor. Two courses in Philosophy. Meets with PHIL 5930 and WMST 4900.
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PHIL 4950 - Senior Seminar and Thesis 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A research project directed under the supervision of a full time departmental faculty member. The topic of the research is chosen by the student in consultation with the project advisor. Required of all philosophy majors. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement. Open to juniors/seniors only.
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PHIL 5040 - Phenomenology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical analysis of early 20th century philosophical movements such as phenomenology, structuralism, and hermeneutics, emphasizing their origins and the philosophical and non-philosophical issues that gave rise to them. Prer., previous course in philosophy. Meets with PHIL 4040.
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PHIL 5060 - Mid 20th Century European Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An intensive examination of the major European philosophical movements of the mid 20th century, including phenomenology, existentialism, linguistics and post-structuralism, emphasizing their relation to key philosophical and non-philosophical issues of the period. Prer., previous philosophy course. Meets with PHIL 4060.
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PHIL 5070 - Existentialism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Main themes of existentialist thought from its origins in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to such 20th century figures as Jaspers, Heidegger, Sartre and Camus. Meets with PHIL 4070.
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PHIL 5080 - Postmodernism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An intensive examination of major figures, such as Irigaray, Deleuze, Baudrillard, Habermas, Foucault and Derrida, and of major movements such as critical theory. Meets with PHIL 4080.
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PHIL 5100 - American Pragmatism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analysis and appreciation of America’s most important contribution to intellectual life, pragmatism. Also discussed are two of pragmatism’s predecessors, transcendentalism and naturalism. Meets with PHIL 4100.
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