2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy/Political Thought, A.B.


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Program Directors:  Dr. Chris Sistare, Professor of Philosophy
                                        Dr. Giacomo Gambino, Professor of Political Science

This interdisciplinary major focuses on American and Western European political philosophy, integrating appropriate political science and philosophy courses to permit a comprehensive examination of the Western state and its functions, justifications, and ideological foundations.  Political theory courses are complemented by philosophy courses that examine the basic assumptions that underlie the concept of the state and society in Western history.  The major is recommended to pre-law students and students interested in graduate study in this area.

Students in this major may not take any courses in philosophy or political science on a pass/fail basis.  To continue as a major the student must maintain a 2.00 grade point average in all courses required for the program.  Majors may satisfy the writing intensive course requirement for the major in philosophy or political science.

Major Requirements


Prerequisites:


One course chosen from the following:

One additional political science course:


Selected in consultation with the faculty advisor from such courses as:

Philosophy Courses:


Choose two:


One additional philosophy course:


Selected in consultation with the faculty advisor from such courses as:

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