COURSES OF STUDY
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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
Minor Requirements
The following courses are required (5 units):
PL 250
PL 251
PL 252
one unit in PL at the 300 level or above
one elective unit in PL
Graduation with Disciplinary Honors in Philosophy
Philosophy majors may graduate with honors in philosophy by
fulfilling the following requirements:
(1) Complete the requirements for a major in philosophy.
(2) Attain a 3.50 or better grade point average in all courses taken at
Birmingham-Southern College.
(3) Attain a 3.50 or better grade point average in all philosophy courses
taken at Birmingham-Southern College.
(4) Submit a proposal for an Honors research project to be
substantially developed during the senior seminar in philosophy.
This project must meet the standard qualifications for enrollment
in the senior seminar with the additional qualification of a 25-page
paper that earns a grade of “A-” or better.
Courses in Philosophy
PL 200 Ethical Choice (1)
A beginning-level course about moral decision-making. Part of the
course focuses on case studies of ethical choices pertaining to property,
welfare, violence, punishment, war, and similar topics. The other part of
the course is an introduction to ethical theory focusing on the processes
by which moral norms are established and critically evaluated.
PL 201 Introduction to Philosophy (1)
Basic problems and forms of inquiry that have shaped the Western
philosophical heritage. The course may focus on problems of morality,
religion, political philosophy, and theories about the nature and limits
of human knowledge.
PL 206 Darwinism and Philosophy (1)
An examination of philosophical questions raised by a Darwinian
account of the evolution of life such as the creation-evolution debate,
evolutionary accounts of altruism, morality, free will, and human
behavior generally. Also listed as HON 206, this course may be
counted by Honors Program students toward fulfillment of their course
requirements.
