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- Undergraduate Requirements
- General BA/BSc Requirements
- Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (GLACC)
- Major Requirements
- Art History Major
- Communication and Civil Society Major
- Comparative Literature Major
- Computer Science Major
- Creative Writing Major
- Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainability Major
- Environmental Studies Major
- Fashion Studies Major
- Film Studies Major
- Fine Arts Major
- Gender, Sexuality and Society Major
- Global Communications Major
- Global French Studies Major
- History Major
- History, Law and Society Major
- International Business Administration Major
- International and Comparative Politics Major
- International Economics Major
- International Finance Major
- Journalism Major
- Marketing Major
- Mathematics and Computer Science Major
- Middle East Pluralities Major
- Philosophy Major
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics Major
- Psychology Major
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Philosophy Major
Requirements: Philosophy Major (B.A.)
All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.
Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
Click to expand GLACC requirements
For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.
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Course Name
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INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
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CCI 1
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Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP. |
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CCI 2
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CCI 3
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CCI 4
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CCX
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Experiential Learning
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CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
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EN 2020 CCE
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Writing & Criticism
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EN1010
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CCD
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Digital Literacy and Communication
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See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR
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Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
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QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
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MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)
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Quantitative Reasoning
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Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)
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Experimental Reasoning
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MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
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EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
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FR 1200 CCF (or above)
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Elementary French & Culture II
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FR1100
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AUP CAPSTONE
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See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC
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AUP Capstone
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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 42 credits
(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)
Core Courses I - History & Method
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COURSE NAME
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PREREQUISITES
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HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
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None
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HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
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None
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KNOWING WHY: FORMAL LOGIC AND CAUSAL REASONING
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None
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THESIS WORKSHOP – 2 credits
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None
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SENIOR PROJECT
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College Level=Senior
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Core Courses II - The Open Questions, The Key Texts
Select three courses from the following list.
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COURSE NUMBER
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COURSE NAME
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PREREQUISITES
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ETHICAL INQUIRY: PROBLEMS AND PARADIGMS
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None
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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None /
None
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METAPHYSICS, SCIENCE & RATIONALISM
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None
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EMPIRICISM, SKEPTICISM & MATERIALISM
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None
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PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
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None
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PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
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EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore /
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
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PHILOSOPHY OF AESTHETICS
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EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
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Electives - Exploring Your Questions
Select three courses from the following list.
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COURSE NUMBER
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COURSE NAME
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PREREQUISITES
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ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
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None
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THE COMMONS AND THE MARKET
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(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 OR EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) OR (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) OR (PL2003 OR PL2003GE115)
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CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
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None
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FREUD & NIETZSCHE
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None
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DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
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3 Credits From List [MA1010,MA1010GE120,MA1020,MA1020CCM,MA1020GE120,MA1025CCM,MA1025GE120,MA1030,MA1030CCM,MA1030GE120,MA1040,MA1091,MA1091GE120,MA1910CCM,MA2007,MA2020,MA2030,MA2041] OR CS1040 OR CS1040GE110 OR CS1040CCD
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CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT
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College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR OR PO1012CCR OR PL2003CCI OR PL2003GE115 OR PO2003CCI OR PO2003GE115
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CONCEPTS IN RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM THEORIES
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None
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND CSR
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BA1020 AND (BA2020CCI OR BA2020GE110) AND College Level=Junior
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GLOBAL JUSTICE
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EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
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PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
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College Level=Sophomore
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KANT, HEGEL, AND BEYOND
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College Level=Sophomore AND EN1010
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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
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EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore /
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore /
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
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TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY
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None
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IMPERIAL ROME: PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, SOCIETY
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None
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KEY TEXTS: SOCRATES, SOPHISTS, AND THE STAGE
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None
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EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR
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None
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TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY
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None
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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECT ON POLIT'L ECON
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(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) OR (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) AND (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) AND (PO2003 OR PO2003GE115 OR PL2003 OR PL2003GE115)
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FREE ELECTIVES
Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.
HONORS
Students earning a 3.7 GPA and completing a seniors honors thesis will be eligible for honors.