B.A. in Philosophy Requirements

Group 1. General Education Foundation, Diversification, Structural, and Integrative Requirements in effect Fall 2018

Students may choose to graduate under the General Education Foundation, Diversification, Structural and Integrative requirements and graduation requirements in force at the time they entered the UH System, when they entered UH Hilo, or when they graduate, provided there is no break in enrollment.

Students should meet with their academic advisor to ensure that they enroll in courses that will enable them to meet these requirements as well as requirements for the major and for graduation. Some courses may meet both General Education requirements and major requirements.

The new GE foundations, diversification, structural and integrative requirements and lists of certified courses are posted on the General Education website.

Group 2. Major Requirements and Assigned Credits

Students may pursue:
- Traditional Philosophy Major (30 Credits)
- Philosophy Concentration in Ethics and Social Justice (33 Credits)

Requirements for the Traditional Philosophy Major (30 Credits)

PHIL 209 Reasoning (3) or PHIL 345 Symbolic Logic (3) or BUS 290 Critical Thinking (3)
PHIL 211 History of Ancient Philosophy (3)
PHIL 213 History of Modern Philosophy (3) or PHIL 313 19th Century Philosophy (3)
PHIL 307 Social Epistemology (3) or PHIL 310 Metaphysics (3) or PHIL 412 Philosophy of Nature (3)
PHIL 315 Ethical Theory (3) or PHIL 327 Bioethics (3) or PHIL 329 Environmental Ethics (3) or PHIL 416 Science, Technology & Human Values (3)
Two of the following courses (6):
- PHIL 300 History of Indian Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 301 Hist Of Chinese Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 302 Hist Of Buddhist Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 304 Race, Ethics & Cultural Diversity (3)
- PHIL 340 Philosophy Of Religion (3)
- PHIL 343 Comparative Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 350 Hawaiian Phil: Aloha ʻĀina (3)
- PHIL 370 Indigenous&American Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 430 Philosophy of Zen (3)
- PHIL 435 Daoism (3)
- PHIL 450 Mahayana Buddhist Phil (3)
And an additional three courses in PHIL at the 300- or 400-level.

Requirements for the Concentration in Ethics and Social Justice (33 Credits)

PHIL 209 Reasoning (3) or PHIL 345 Symbolic Logic (3) or BUS 290 Critical Thinking (3)
PHIL 211 History of Ancient Philosophy (3) or PHIL 213 History of Modern Philosophy (3) or PHIL 313 19th Century Philosophy (3)
PHIL 304 Race, Ethics & Cultural Diversity (3) or PHIL 307 Social Epistemology (3) or PHIL 310 Metaphysics (3) or PHIL 375 Feminist Philosophy (3) or PHIL 412 Philosophy of Nature (3)
PHIL 315 Ethical Theory (3) or PHIL 327 Bioethics (3) or PHIL 329 Environmental Ethics (3) or PHIL 416 Science, Technology & Human Values (3)
One of the following courses (3):
- PHIL 300 History of Indian Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 301 Hist Of Chinese Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 302 Hist Of Buddhist Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 304 Race, Ethics & Cultural Diversity (3)
- PHIL 340 Philosophy Of Religion (3)
- PHIL 343 Comparative Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 350 Hawaiian Phil: Aloha ʻĀina (3)
- PHIL 370 Indigenous&American Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 430 Philosophy of Zen (3)
- PHIL 435 Daoism (3)
- PHIL 450 Mahayana Buddhist Phil (3)
Three of the following courses (9):
- PHIL 220 Social Ethics (3)
- PHIL 270 Love and Sex (3)
- PHIL 315 Ethical Theory (3)
- PHIL 320 Social & Political Phil (3)
- PHIL 323 Professional Ethics (3)
- PHIL 325 Philosophy Of Law (3)
- PHIL 327 Bioethics (3)
- PHIL 329 Environmental Ethics (3)
- PHIL 360 Existentialism (3)
- PHIL 393 Normality, Abnormality & Soc (3)
- PHIL 416 Science, Technology & Human Values (3)
- DRAM/SOC 243 Drama of Hawaiʻi & the Pacific (3)
- ED 310 Foundations of Education (3)
- ED 444 Place-Based SEL (3)
- ED 445 Community-Based Research (3)
- ENG/WS 202 Literature of Human Rights (3)
- ENG 204 Intr Race/Gender Film Studies (3)
- ENG/WS 257 Multicultural Literature (3)
- ENG 323 The Literature of Hawaiʻi (3)
- ENG 430 Pacific Islands Literature (3)
- GEOG 312 Food and Societies (3)
- GEOG 328 Cultural Geography (3)
- GEOG 329 Rethinking Development (3)
- GEOG 430 Gender, Place and Environment (3)
- MARE 423 Marine Policy (3)
- MGT 423 Business Ethics (3)
- MGT 490 Strategic Mgt (3)
- MUS/WS 359 Music and Activism (3)
- NURS 490 Contemporary Healthcare Ethics (3)
- POLS 201 Politics of the Ordinary (3)
- POLS 304 Politics of Power (3)
- POLS/GEOG 325 Environments of Law (3)
- POLS/WS 327 Law and Culture (3)
- POLS/PHIL 328 Visual Politics (3)
- POLS 332 Race, Gender, & the Body (3)
- POLS 348 International Human Rights (3)
- POLS 402 Critical Aesthetics (3)
- POLS 444 Law, Property, and Nature (3)
- SOC/WS 409 Seminar in Social Movements (3)
- SOC 430 Sem in Social Change (3)
- SPAN 369 Lat&Glob Docum&Film:Crit Analy (3)
And an additional three courses in PHIL at the 300- or 400-level (9)

Total Semester Hours Required for the B.A. in Philosophy

120 credits required.

Notes

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
The B.A. in Philosophy requires a total of 45 credits at the 300- or 400-level.
To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, students must fulfill the requirements for the major and meet all of the University’s other baccalaureate degree requirements. (Please see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements in this Catalog.)
Students wishing to make timely progress toward graduation are urged to pay careful attention to all degree requirements.
In addition, when planning a schedule of courses, it is imperative to be aware of course prerequisites and the frequency with which courses are offered. This information is available in the course listings in this Catalog.
To ensure progress toward degree completion, students are urged to meet with an advisor each semester before registering.