Philosophy Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The 60-credit major does not require completion of a minor.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single foreign language at college-level is required for this major.
| Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 215 | INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL LOGIC | 5 |
| PHIL/HONS 320 | HISTORY OF ANCIENT WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 5 |
| PHIL/HONS 321 | HISTORY OF MODERN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 5 |
| PHIL/HONS 322 | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 5 |
| Electives–choose 40 credits in philosophy in consultation with a departmental advisor. | 40 | |
Note: no more than 15 credits may be taken in 200-level philosophy courses. | ||
| Capstone Requirement–choose one of the following or any Senior Capstone with your advisor's approval. | 4-5 | |
Note: for students who select PHIL as a second major, the capstone requirement will be met by the completion of the primary major capstone. | ||
| PHILOSOPHY SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
or ITGS 400 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SR CAPSTONE | |
| Total Credits | 64-65 | |
The 49–50 credit major requires completion of a minor.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single foreign language at college level is required for this major.
The 49 credit major requires completion of a minor.
| Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 215 | INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL LOGIC | 5 |
| PHIL/HONS 320 | HISTORY OF ANCIENT WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 5 |
| PHIL/HONS 321 | HISTORY OF MODERN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 5 |
| PHIL/HONS 322 | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PHILOSOPHY | 5 |
| Required Phillosophy Electives–choose in consultation with a departmental advisor | 25 | |
Note: no more than 15 credits may be taken in 200-level philosophy courses. | ||
| Capstone Requirement–choose one of the following or any Senior Capstone with advisor's approval. | 4-5 | |
Note: for students who select PHIL as a second major, the capstone requirement will be met by the completion of the primary major capstone. | ||
| PHILOSOPHY SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
or ITGS 400 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SR CAPSTONE | |
| Total Credits | 49-50 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in Philosophy from EWU should be able to do the following:
- apply methods for philosophical problem solving by (a) relating theory to practice, (b) evaluating ideas in terms of both generic or universal humanity and perspectival pluralism, and (c) applying normative standards of truth, value and beauty;
- apply philosophical writing styles in writing assignments and research projects that are aimed at extending philosophical inquiry through argumentation and/or comparative studies;
- critically analyze, using logic and other tools, the consistency and verifiability of their own beliefs and the beliefs of others, as well as engage in reasoned public deliberation challenging those beliefs;
- offer interpretations of the ideas of major philosophers by showing how they relate to perennial philosophical themes such as: visions of the good life, reality versus appearance, the roles of reason and experience, freedom and morality, etc;
- understand the main doctrines and evaluate the arguments that underpin the ancient, modern, and contemporary periods of thought.