Philosophy (Course 24-1)
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Bachelor of Science in Philosophy
General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.
Summary of Subject Requirements | Subjects |
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Science Requirement | 6 |
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement [between three and six subjects can be from the Departmental Program]; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement. | 8 |
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement | 2 |
Laboratory Requirement (12 units) | 1 |
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree | 17 |
Physical Education Requirement | |
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Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points. |
Departmental Program
Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.
Required Subjects 1 | Units | |
Select one introductory philosophy subject (number range 24.00-24.09) 2 | 12 | |
Select one of the following History of Philosophy subjects: 3 | 12 | |
Classics of Western Philosophy | ||
Topics in the History of Philosophy (CI-M) | ||
Select one of the following Knowledge and Reality subjects: | 12 | |
Philosophy of Religion | ||
Philosophical Issues in Brain Science | ||
Minds and Machines | ||
Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics | ||
Metaphysics (CI-M) | ||
Theory of Knowledge | ||
Philosophy of Perception | ||
Topics in the Philosophy of Science | ||
Rationality | ||
Introduction to Philosophy of Language (CI-M) | ||
Language and Power (CI-M) | ||
Philosophy of Mathematics | ||
Foundations of Probability | ||
Select one of the following Value subjects: | 12 | |
Philosophy and the Arts | ||
Moral Problems and the Good Life | ||
Good Food: The Ethics and Politics of Food | ||
Justice | ||
Bioethics | ||
Ethics (CI-M) | ||
Ethics of Technology | ||
Feminist Thought (CI-M) | ||
Liberalism, Toleration, and Freedom of Speech | ||
Philosophy of Film | ||
Moral Psychology (CI-M) | ||
Decisions, Games and Rational Choice | ||
Meta-ethics | ||
The Ethics of Climate Change | ||
Global Justice, Gender, and Development | ||
Philosophy of Law (CI-M) | ||
Topics in Social Theory and Practice | ||
Literature and Philosophy | ||
Select one of the following Logic subjects: 4 | 12 | |
Paradox and Infinity | ||
Logic I | ||
Logic II | ||
Classical Set Theory | ||
Modal Logic | ||
Theory of Models | ||
24.260 | Topics in Philosophy (CI-M) | 12 |
Restricted Electives | ||
Select a coherent program of five additional subjects, two of which must be in philosophy, with approval of the major advisor. | 60 | |
Units in Major | 132 | |
Unrestricted Electives 5 | 84-120 | |
Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (36-72) | |
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 180 |
The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.
1 | No more than four of the total number of philosophy subjects for the major may be introductory philosophy subjects numbered 24.00 - 24.09. At least two of the total number of philosophy courses must be at the 200 level or above. |
2 | The introductory subject numbered 24.00- 24.09 cannot also be used as a departmental distribution subject. Students may substitute an appropriate philosophy concourse subject. |
3 | Students may substitute another subject with a history of philosophy orientation, with the approval of the major advisor in consultation with the instructor. |
4 | Students may select a logic subject from another department (e.g., Mathematics) with the approval of their major advisor. |
5 | This chart has been calculated based on an overlap of 36 units (three subjects) between the HASS General Institute Requirement and the departmental requirements. Students who develop a program of study with more overlap will be able to select more unrestricted electives to meet the number of total units beyond the GIRs required for an SB degree. |