J. McLachlan, coordinator
D. Hale, C. Hoyt, N. Scott
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major in Philosophy with a Literature of Philosophy Concentration requires MFL 231-232 or 240, 6 hours and 30 hours as follows:
Literature of Philosophy Concentration
I. Foundations of Humanities – 6 hours
PAR 102 Western Moral Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 230 Legal, Scientific, and Critical Reasoning, 3 hours
II. History of Philosophy – 9 hours
*PAR 304 Justice, Power, and Human Nature in the Ancient Greek Polis, 3 hours
PAR 305 Medieval & Reformation Theology: Divine Foreknowledge, Free Will, & Justification by Faith, 3 hours
*PAR 306 Science, Reason, and Autonomy in the Enlightenment, 3 hours
PAR 307 From Existentialism to Feminism, 3 hours
PAR 308 From Pragmatism to Postmodernism, 3 hours
(*denotes required courses in the History of Philosophy sequence.)
III. Humanities and Culture– 9 hours
Electives selected from:
PAR 309 Philosophy In and Of Film, 3 hours
PAR 310 Philosophy of Art, 3 hours
PAR 311 Philosophy of Science, 3 hours
PAR 312 Philosophy of Religion, 3 hours
PAR 314 Religion, Suffering, and the Moral Imagination, 3 hours
PAR 350 Philosophical and Religious Classics, 3 hours
Electives selected from:
PAR 313 Philosophy of Law, 3 hours
PAR 330 American Wilderness Ethics & Aesthetics, 3 hours
PAR 332 Biomedical Ethics & Social Justice, 3 hours
PAR 333 Environmental Ethics, 3 hours
IV. Seminar and Special Topics, 6 hours
PAR 393 Topics in Philosophy and Religion or PAR 350 Philosophical and Religious Classics, 3 hours
PAR 495 Seminar in Philosophy and Religion, 3 hours
[Philosophy electives at the junior-senior level, 18 hours]
To complete the Bachelor of Arts program in the Arts & Sciences College, a total of 50 hours is required, which includes a second major, minor, or approved program and a minimum of 12 general (free) electives. At least 32 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the University's degree requirements. Only grades of C (2.0) or higher satisfy requirements for the major.
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
At least 32 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level.
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major in Philosophy with a Literature of Religion Concentration requires MFL 231-232 or 240, 6 hours and 30 hours as follows:
Literature of Religion Concentration
I. Foundations of the Study of Religion, 9 hours
PAR 105 Eastern Religious Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 106 Western Religious Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 202 What is Religion, 3 hours
PAR 312 Philosophy of Religion, 3 hours
II. History of Religious Thought, 6 hours
PAR 210 Origins of Early Christian Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 211 Understanding Islamic Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 305 Medieval and Reformation Theology: Divine Foreknowledge, Free Will, and Justification by Faith, 3 hours
PAR 307 From Existentialism to Feminism, 3 hours
PAR 308 From Pragmatism to Postmodernism, 3 hours
PAR 350 Philosophical and Religious Classics, 3 hours
III. Religion, Humanities, and Culture, 9 hours
PAR 314 Religion, Suffering, and the Moral Imagination, 3 hours
PAR 324 Contemporary Religious Classics, 3 hours
PAR 325 Religion in Film, 3 hours
PAR 330 American Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics, 3 hours
ART 306 Renaissance Art, 3 hours
ENGL 232 Introduction to Mythology, 3 hours
ENGL 290 Literature of the Sacred, 3 hours
ENGL 350 The Renaissance, 3 hours
ENGL 390 The Bible as Literature, 3 hours
ENGL 420 Chaucer and His Age, 3 hours
ENGL 440 Milton and His Age, 3 hours
PAR 220 Women and Religion, 3 hours
PAR 326 Religion and Science : God's Law and Laws of Nature, 3 hours
PAR 327 Native American Religions, 3 hours
ANTH 365 Religion, Magic, and Myth, 3 hours
HIST 311 Ancient Greece and Rome, 3 hours
HIST 313 The Medieval World, 3 hours
HIST 375 Middle East Since Muhammed, 3 hours
HIST 412 Early Modern Europe, 3 hours
HIST 431 Colonial America , 1492-1763, 3 hours
HIST 455 American Religious History, 3 hours
IV. Senior Seminar, 6 hours
PAR 393 Topics in Philosophy and Religion or PAR 350 Philosophical and Religious Classics, 3 hours
PAR 495 Seminar in Philosophy and Religion, (taken as upper-level elective), 3 hours
VI. University Requirements:
To complete the Bachelor of Arts program in the Arts and Sciences College, a total of 50 hours is required, which includes a second major, minor, or approved program, and a minimum of 12 general (free) electives. At least 32 hours of courses at WCU must be taken at the junior-senior level to meet one of the University's degree requirements.
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455 ANTH HIST 365 311, 313, 375, 412, 431, or
455 ART ENGL 324, 330, 306 232, 290, 350, 390, 420, or
440 ART ENGL 314, 315, 324, or 330 306 232, 290, 350, 390, 420, or
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Total hours for Degree: 128 hours
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
At least 32 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level.
The minor requires 18 hours, including 102, 230, and 12 hours of electives selected from junior-senior philosophy/religion courses, or PSC 345 and 346.
Minor in Religion
The minor requires 18 hours, including PAR 105, 106, and either PAR 202 or PAR 312 and 9 hours of electives selected from junior-senior Philosophy and Religion courses or ANTH 365; ART 306; ENGL 390, 420, 440; HIST 311, 313, 375, 412, 455.
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