Philosophy (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy trains students to reflect critically on the most fundamental questions regarding the status of knowledge, truth, and morality. It also provides students with valuable communication skills in critical thinking, argumentation, content analysis, and tools for clear writing. Students receive training in the key figures and movements of Western thought. It is also welcoming to feminist and non-Western perspectives with course offerings that reflect philosophical diversity.

Concentrations

• Law, Ethics, and Society Concentration

Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements

• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Agreement document.

In addition to the program requirements, students must:

• Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
• Complete a minimum of 42 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000 - 4999 level).
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
• Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
• Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
FGCU General Education Program
To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major.
Common Prerequisites
None.
FGCU students are encouraged to take several courses with the prefixes of PHH, PHI, PHM, PHP, or REL as part of their lower division requirements or electives.
Required Courses in the Major		(12 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
PHH 3050	Ancient Philosophy	3
PHH 4051	Modern Philosophy	3
PHI 3130	Logic	3
PHI 4938	Capstone Seminar in Philosophy (capstone)	3
Restricted Electives in the Major		(24 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
Courses used to fulfill the requirement in one group cannot be used to fulfill the requirement in another group.
Select 12 credits from the following:
PHH 3500	Late Modern: Kant to Hegel	3
PHH 3801	Self in Asian Philosophies	3
PHH 3930	Special Topics in Philosophy	3
PHH 3931	ST: History of Philosophy	3
PHI 3200	Social-Political Philosophy	3
PHI 3223	Philosophy Human Communication	3
PHI 3300	Knowledge and Ignorance	3
PHI 3456	Phil of Health and Illness	3
PHI 3670	Ethics in Theory and Practice	3
PHI 3681	Philosophy of Technology	3
PHI 3720	Faith and Reason	3
PHI 3941	Philosophy Internship	1-3
PHI 4905	Directed Independent Study	3
PHM 3101	Philosophies of Liberation	3
PHM 3430	Topics in Philosophy of Law	3
PHM 4123	Feminist Philosophy	3
PHP 3786	Existentialism	3
PHP 4930	Major Figures in Philosophy (May be repeated once)	3
3 credits from any lower-division (1000-2999) course with the prefix PHI or REL
Select one of the following groupings:
No concentration noted on transcript
Select an additional 12 credits from the list above, at least 3 credits of which must come from the following courses:
PHH 3500	Late Modern: Kant to Hegel	3
PHH 3930	Special Topics in Philosophy	3
PHH 3931	ST: History of Philosophy	3
PHI 3300	Knowledge and Ignorance	3
PHI 3720	Faith and Reason	3
PHP 4930	Major Figures in Philosophy (May be repeated once)	3
Law, Ethics, and Society Concentration
Complete six credits from the following courses:
PHI 3200	Social-Political Philosophy	3
PHI 3670	Ethics in Theory and Practice	3
PHM 3430	Topics in Philosophy of Law	3
Select six credits from the following courses:
PHI 1630	Contemporary Moral Issues	3
PHI 2103	Critical Thinking	3
PHI 2620	Environmental Ethics	3
PHI 3681	Philosophy of Technology	3
PHM 3101	Philosophies of Liberation	3
PHM 4123	Feminist Philosophy	3
Sustainability Course Graduation Requirement		(3 credits)
Select at least 3 credits in sustainability coursework (SCGR Attribute)
Additional Electives
As needed to reach total credits required for the degree

Total Credits Required: 120

Philosophy (No Concentration)

Course	Additional Notes	Offered
Fall Year 1
ENC 1101 Composition I		Fa, Sp, Su
MGF 1130 Thinking Mathematically		Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Social Science State Core Requirement; Select from: AMH 2010 or AMH 2020 or ANT 2000 or ECO 2013 or POS 2041 or PSY 2012	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Humanities State Core Requirement; Select from: ARH 2000 or HUM 1020 or LIT 2000 or MUL 2010 or PHI 1010 or THE 2000; PHI 1010 strongly recommended	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Spring Year 1
ENC 1102 Composition II		Fa, Sp, Su
STA 1013 Statistics Through Examples		Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Humanities or Communication General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Fall Year 2
AMH 2010 U.S. History to 1877 or AMH 2020 U.S. History Since 1877 or POS 2041 American National Government	Satisfies Civic Literacy, and State Core Social Sciences; Pass Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) to complete statewide requirement	Fa, Sp, Su
PHI 1630 Contemporary Moral Issues or PHI 2103 Critical Thinking or REL 2300 Contemporary World Religions	Humanities General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Natural Science General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Spring Year 2
XXX XXXX	Natural Science State Core Requirement; Recommended courses: AST 2002C or BSC 1005 or CHM 1020 or ESC 1000C or EVR 1001C or PHY 2020 or OCE 1001C	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Social Science General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
PHH 3050 Ancient Philosophy		Sp
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Fall Year 3
PHH 4051 Modern Philosophy		Fa
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
PHI 2620 Environmental Ethics		Fa, Sp
Spring Year 3
PHI 3130 Logic		Fa, Sp
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Fall Year 4
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Spring Year 4
PHI 4938 Capstone Seminar in Philosophy		Sp
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Total Credits for Degree: 120

Law, Ethics, and Society Concentration

Course	Additional Notes	Offered
Fall Year 1
ENC 1101 Composition I		Fa, Sp, Su
MGF 1130 Thinking Mathematically		Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Social Science State Core Requirement; Select from: AMH 2010 or AMH 2020 or ANT 2000 or ECO 2013 or POS 2041 or PSY 2012	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Humanities State Core Requirement; Select from: ARH 2000 or HUM 1020 or LIT 2000 or MUL 2010 or PHI 1010 or THE 2000; PHI 1010 strongly recommended	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Spring Year 1
ENC 1102 Composition II		Fa, Sp, Su
STA 1013 Statistics Through Examples		Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Humanities or Communication General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Fall Year 2
AMH 2010 U.S. History to 1877 or AMH 2020 U.S. History Since 1877 or POS 2041 American National Government	Satisfies Civic Literacy, and State Core Social Sciences; Pass Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) to complete statewide requirement	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Humanities General Education Course; Recommended PHI 1630, PHI 2103, or PHI 2620	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Natural Science General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Spring Year 2
XXX XXXX	Natural Science State Core Requirement; Recommended courses: AST 2002C or BSC 1005 or CHM 1020 or ESC 1000C or EVR 1001C or PHY 2020 or OCE 1001C	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Social Science General Education Course	Fa, Sp, Su
PHH 3050 Ancient Philosophy		Sp
PHI XXXX or PHM XXXX	Restricted Elective for the Concentration; Concentration requires any 2 of: PHI 1630, PHI 2103, PHI 2620, PHI 3681, PHM 3101, or PHM 4123	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Fall Year 3
PHH 4051 Modern Philosophy		Fa
PHI 3670 Ethics in Theory and Practice or PHI 3200 Social-Political Philosophy or PHM 3430 Topics in Philosophy of Law	Concentration requires any 2	Fa, Sp, Su
3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective
PHI 2620 Environmental Ethics		Fa, Sp
Spring Year 3
PHI 3130 Logic		Fa, Sp
PHI 3670 Ethics in Theory and Practice or PHI 3200 Social-Political Philosophy or PHM 3430 Topics in Philosophy of Law	Concentration requires any 2	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Fall Year 4
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
PHI XXXX or PHM XXXX	Restricted Elective for the Concentration; Concentration requires any 2 of: PHI 1630, PHI 2103, PHI 2620, PHI 3681, PHM 3101, or PHM 4123	Fa, Sp, Su
3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Spring Year 4
PHI 4938 Capstone Seminar in Philosophy		Sp
XXX 3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Restricted Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
3XXX/4XXX	Upper Level Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
XXX XXXX	Free Elective	Fa, Sp, Su
Total Credits for Degree: 120