Degree Requirements
Majors
Philosophy (B.A.)
Philosophy (B.A.) with an Emphasis in Ethics and Society
International Human Rights (B.A.)
Minors
Philosophy
International Human Rights
MAJORS
Philosophy Degree (B.A.)
Degree Requirements
- 36 required credit hours
- 27 general education credit hours
- 65 elective credit hours
Students will complete 36 credit hours as specified below with a grade of C or better.
Required Courses
- PHIL 2010 Informal Logic, or
- PHIL 2020 Formal Logic 3 hours
- PHIL 2300 Social and Political Philosophy 3 hours
- PHIL 2510 Philosophic Classics: Ancient Greece and Rome 3 hours
- PHIL 2520 Philosophic Classics: Early Modern Europe 3 hours
- PHIL 3300 Epistemology 3 hours
- PHIL 3350 Philosophical Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 4050 Topics in the History of Philosophy 3 hours
- PHIL 4600 Overview 3 hours
Philosophy electives
12 hours: 3 credit hours on the 2000 level, 9 credit hours on the 3000 or 4000 levels.
The Philosophy Department strongly recommends that each student also complete a minor, 18 credit hours in some other field of study, to provide more than casual knowledge of another discipline.
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Philosophy with an Emphasis in
Ethics and Society (B.A.)
Degree Requirements
- 36 required credit hours
- 27 general education credit hours
- 65 elective credit hours
Students will complete 36 credit hours as specified below with a grade of C or better.
Required Courses
- HRTS 1100 Introduction to Human Rights 3 hours
- PHIL 2300 Social and Political Philosophy 3 hours
- PHIL 2320 Contemporary Moral Problems 3 hours
- PHIL 2510 Philosophic Classics: Ancient Greece and Rome 3 hours
- PHIL 2520 Philosophic Classics: Early Modern Europe 3 hours
- PHIL 3350 Philosophical Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 4600 Overview 3 hours
- Nine credit hours from the following:
- PHIL 3160 Philosophy and Film: Human Rights 3 hours
- PHIL 3360 Ethics for Cyberspace 3 hours
- PHIL 3370 Philosophy and Women 3 hours
- PHIL 3380 Ethics in Social Research 3 hours
- PHIL 3590 Theories of Human Rights 3 hours
- PHIL 4100 Current Topics (if appropriate content) 3 hours
- PHIL 4400 Practicum in Philosophy 1-3 hours
- Six credit hours from the following:
- PHIL 2050 Philosophy and History of Education 3 hours
- PHIL 2340 Ethics, Health Care, and Technology 3 hours
- PHIL 2360 Environmental Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 2390 Philosophy of Sex and Love 3 hours
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International Human Rights (B.A.)
Degree Requirements
- 37 required credit hours
- 27 general education credit hours
- 64 elective credit hours
Students will complete 37 credit hours as specified below with a grade of C or better, and must display foreign language competence. (This requirement can be met by taking 12 sequential credit hours in a foreign language or by passing an intermediate-level proficiency examination and will be waived for students whose native language is not English and who are studying in English.)
In the final semester of study, each student must register for HRTS 4600 Senior Overview (1 credit hour) and submit an overview paper. This project will include a summation of the student's academic work in the major, an evaluation of that work in terms of the student's field experience, and an evaluation of the student's field experience in terms of the academic work.
Required Courses
- HRTS 1100 Introduction to Human Rights 3 hours
- HRTS 1500 Current Problems in Human Rights 3 hours
- HRTS 3500 International Human Rights Law 3 hours
- HRTS 3590 Theories of Human Rights 3 hours
- HRTS 4500 Human Rights Field Experience 3 hours
- HRTS 4600 Senior Overview 1 hour
- PHIL 2300 Social and Political Philosophy, or
- POLT 1070 Introduction to Political Theory 3 hours
Elective Courses
18 credit hours from among the following, including at least 9 credit hours from courses with an HRTS prefix:
- ANSO 2000 Issues in Contemporary Society: Sociocultural Factors behind Migration and Refugee Movements 1-4 hours
- ANSO 3960 Ethnic and Minority Relations 3 hours
- ANSO 4200 Class, Status, and Power 3 hours
- ANSO 4275 Gender and Sex Roles 3 hours
- ENGL 1060 Protest Literature 3 hours
- ETHC 1000 Issues and Problems in Ethics 1 hour
- HIST 2420 History of Africa 3 hours
- HIST 2440 History of Latin America 3 hours
- HIST 2450 Third World 3 hours
- HRTS 3160 Human Rights in Film: Documentaries 3 hours
- HRTS 3170 Human Rights in Film: Narrative Films 3 hours
- HRTS 3200 Human Rights in Latin America 3 hours
- HRTS 3210 Prejudice and Discrimination 3 hours
- HRTS 3400 Human Rights and the Environment 3 hours
- HRTS 3600 Genocide and the Holocaust 3 hours
- HRTS 3700 Human Rights and Business 3 hours
- ISTL 1000 Introduction to International Studies 3 hours
- INTL 1500 The World System since 1500 3 hours
- INTL 2030 International Law 3 hours
- INTL 3300 Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe 3 hours
- MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media 3 hours
- MULC 2010 American Cultural Pluralism 3 hours
- PHIL 2320 Contemporary Moral Problems 3 hours
- PHIL 2340 Ethics, Health Care, and Technology 3 hours
- PHIL 2360 Environmental Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 3350 Philosophical Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 3360 Ethics for Cyberspace 3 hours
- PHIL 3370 Philosophy and Women 3 hours
- POLT 1080 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 hours
- POLT 2550 The Politics of Development 3 hours
- PSYC/ANSO 3225 Holocaust 3 hours
- PSYC/ANSO 3275 Genocide 3 hours
- RELG 2050 Religion and Human Values 3 hours
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MINORS
Minor in Philosophy
A minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of formal coursework from the University curriculum completed at Webster University. Courses used to fulfill a major may not also be used to fulfill a requirement for a minor.
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Minor in International Human Rights
Required Courses
- HRTS 1100 Introduction to Human Rights 3 hours
- HRTS 1500 Current Problems in Human Rights 3 hours
Elective Courses
12 credit hours from among the following, including at least 6 credit hours from courses with an HRTS prefix:
- HRTS 3160 Human Rights in Film: Narrative Films 3 hours
- HRTS 3170 Human Rights in Film: Documentaries 3 hours
- HRTS 3200 Human Rights in Latin America 3 hours
- HRTS 3210 Prejudice and Discrimination 3 hours
- HRTS 3400 Human Rights and the Environment 3 hours
- HRTS 3500 International Human Rights Law 3 hours
- HRTS 3590 Theories of Human Rights 3 hours
- HRTS 3600 Genocide and the Holocaust 3 hours
- HRTS 3700 Human Rights and Business 3 hours
- HRTS 4500 Human Rights Field Experience 1-6 hours
- ANSO 2000 Issues in Contemporary Society: Sociocultural Factors behind Migration and Refugee Movements 1-4 hours
- ANSO 3960 Ethnic and Minority Relations 3 hours
- ANSO 4200 Class, Status, and Power 3 hours
- ANSO 4275 Gender and Sex Roles 3 hours
- ENGL 1060 Protest Literature 3 hours
- ETHC 1000 Issues and Problems in Ethics 3 hours
- HIST 2420 History of Africa 3 hours
- HIST 2440 History of Latin America 3 hours
- HIST 2450 Third World 3 hours
- INTL 1500 The World System since 1500 3 hours
- INTL 2030 International Law 3 hours
- INTL 3300 Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe 3 hours
- ISTL 1000 Introduction to International Studies 3 hours
- MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media 3 hours
- MULC 2010 American Cultural Pluralism 3 hours
- PHIL 2320 Contemporary Moral Problems 3 hours
- PHIL 2340 Ethics, Health Care, and Technology 3 hours
- PHIL 2360 Environmental Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 3350 Philosophical Ethics 3 hours
- PHIL 3360 Ethics for Cyberspace 3 hours
- PHIL 3370 Philosophy and Women 3 hours
- POLT 1080 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 hours
- POLT 2550 The Politics of Development 3 hours
- PSYC/ANSO 3225 Holocaust 3 hours
- PSYC/ANSO 3275 Genocide 3 hours
- RELG 2050 Religion and Human Values 3 hours
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