Philosophy Concentration

To graduate from Radford University students must complete 120 credit hours, including 50 hours of general education courses and 33 hours of courses in the major. To graduate with a B.A. degree students must complete 6-12 hours in a foreign language. To graduate with a B.S. degree students must complete 6-8 hours of approved courses beyond the general education requirements.

The philosophy concentration leading to either a B.A. or a B.S. degree consists of 33 hours; 21 hours of core courses in philosophy and 12 hours of electives in philosophy and/or religious studies.

The core courses in philosophy are as follows:

PHIL 114: The Origins of Western Philosophy
PHIL 201: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
PHIL 202: Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL 203: Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL 340: Symbolic Logic
PHIL 390: Ethical Theory
PHIL 421: Topics in Philosophy

Philosophy Minor
The minor in philosophy consists of 18 semester hours of philosophy courses as outlined below:

PHIL 114: The Origins of Western Philosophy
Two of the following three courses
PHIL 201: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
PHIL 202: Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL 203: Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL 340: Symbolic Logic
PHIL 390: Ethical Theory
PHIL 421: Topics in Philosophy