Requirements for the
Major in Philosophy
2007/2008
Long-term Planning for your Major in Philosophy : Guide for Registration in September 2007
The Philosophy Major you are undertaking requires you to complete at least 36 credits (12 courses), comprised of the following components:
- 4 Level I courses,
- 5 Level II courses, and
- 3 Level III courses.
In addition to the 36 credits, you must, in your final year, complete PHIL 3099: Research Paper in Philosophy* (approved substitute for HUMN 3099) which is six (6) credits.
There are no compulsory courses to meet the Level III requirements. However, there are three (3) compulsory Level I courses and three (3) compulsory Level II courses.
These are:
Level I:
- PHIL1002: Introduction to Ethics and Applied Ethics
- PHIL1003: Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL1300: Critical Thinking and Informal Logic
Level II:
- PHIL2003: Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL2901: Problems of Knowledge
- PHIL2904: Philosophical Logic
In order to give you some choices beyond this core, the Department has outlined a sequence of courses to be offered over the next two (2) academic years (See page 20). This, however, means that when you are planning for the courses you will take, you need to do so taking into account a longer perspective.
Level-Based Guidelines for Registration
Students Entering or Continuing Level I
The compulsory Level I courses will all be offered every year, so those of you at Level I have no problem. You will sometimes have a choice among five (5) courses, since we shall be offering PHIL1903: Greek Philosophy every other year.
Students Entering Level II For the 2007/2008 academic year, there will be six (6) Level II courses available, of which two (2) are compulsory: PHIL2003: Philosophy of Mind and PHIL2901: Problems of Knowledge. We therefore advise that your choice of courses in 2007/2008 include those two (2) compulsory courses.
If you intend to complete the degree in 2008/2009 , you will have to take the other compulsory Level II course (PHIL2904: Philosophical Logic) in that year. Besides, you will have to have completed three (3) Level III courses as well. You should therefore also take at least one (1) Level III course this year, since in 2008/2009 only two (2) Level III courses will be offered.
If you are registering part-time for Level II , you should choose the compulsory courses when they are offered (two in 2007/2008 and one in 2008/2009) and pick two (2) other Level II courses as you wish. If you intend to complete Level III in one year (2009/2010) , then we advise you to take at least one (1) Level III course in 2008/2009.
Students Continuing in Level II
You should already have at least one of the three (3) compulsory Level II courses. Plan to acquire those you do not have as soon as they are offered. If you intend to complete Level III in one year (2008/2009) we advise you to take one (1) Level III course this year (2007/2008) since there will only be two (2) on offer in 2008/2009. Note that you may have to take some Level II courses in 2008/2009 as well.
Students Entering Level III
If you intend to complete in 2007/2008 and if you do not have any Level III courses, you must take any three (3) of the courses in Philosophy which may include either GOVT3000: African Political Philosophy in Antiquity or LITS3304: Contemporary Critical Theory. You will also need to sign up for PHIL3099: Research Paper in Philosophy.
If you intend to spend two (2) years at Level III, you need to take any three (3) Level III courses in Philosophy over the next two years. The available courses include GOVT3000 and LITS3304.
Students Continuing in Level III
Presuming that you already have at least one (1) Level III course, you need to take enough now to give you three (3) in all, which may include GOVT3000 or LITS3304.
Students with Gaps in Their Record
If you have taken and failed courses that you need for the programme, or simply have not taken the requisite number at earlier levels, you must consult the following sequence of courses very carefully to ensure that you are in a position to graduate at the time you wish.
Courses to be offered in 2007/2008
LEVEL I
Semester I
PHIL1002: Introduction to Ethics and Applied Ethics
PHIL1003: Introduction to Philosophy
GOVT1000: Introduction to Political Analysis
Semester II
PHIL1300: Critical Thinking and Informal Logic
LEVEL II
Semester I
PHIL2605: African Philosophy
PHIL2901: Problems of Knowledge
GOVT2014: Western Political Thought
GOVT2016: Caribbean Political Philosophy
Semester II
PHIL2003: Philosophy of Mind
PHIL2200: Crime and Punishment
EDPH2016: Philosophy of Education
LEVEL III
Semester I
PHIL3520: Kant and Post-Kantians
PHIL3901: Ethics II: Meta-ethics
LITS3304: Contemporary Critical Theory
Semester II
PHIL3610: Frege, Husserl and their Progeny
PHIL3804: Philosophy of Language
GOVT3000: African Political Philosophy in Antiquity
Courses to be offered in 2008/2009
LEVEL I
Semester I
PHIL1002: Introduction to Ethics and Applied Ethics
PHIL1003: Introduction to Philosophy
GOVT1000: Introduction to Political Analysis
Semester II
PHIL1300: Critical Thinking and Informal Logic
PHIL1903: Greek Philosophy
LEVEL II
Semester I
PHIL2210: Human Nature and the Good Life in Society
PHIL2902: Early Modern Philosophy: Rationalism
GOVT2014: Western Political Thought
GOVT2016: Caribbean Political Philosophy
Semester II
PHIL2903: Early Modern Philosophy – Empiricism
PHIL2904: Philosophical Logic
EDPHIL2016: Philosophy of Education
LEVEL III
Semester I
PHIL3801: African Diaspora Philosophy
PHIL3903: Metaphysics
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