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This course explores various philosophies and applies them along with knowledge from the social and/or natural sciences to issues in today’s world. We study and/or develop skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies from philosophy sub-disciplines such as ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics and connect them with skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies of the social and/or natural sciences. Students present original philosophical research via an in-class academic conference. Intended for students who have completed or are currently taking at least one other 300/400-level PHL course and who have completed all components of the Spartan Studies Core other than the Culminating Experience.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
At least one previous or concurrent 300- or 400-level PHL course and Spartan Studies First-Year Seminar, Mathematics,
AWR 101,
AWR 201,
UTAMPA 200,
UTAMPA 201, core humanities and core social science.
A project designed in consultation with a full-time professor in philosophy in which the student researches a philosophical topic or problem. May be repeated if content varies. Students will write at least one philosophical research paper that undergoes review and revision, and they will do other kinds of writing while engaging with philosophical issues.
Credit Hours: 4
This internship course provides students with supervised work experiences through which they learn how to ethically and professionally apply philosophical theories, concepts, and skills to the kinds of work they might like to pursue outside the academy. Students will complete 40-160 internship hours in addition to meeting regularly with their faculty supervisor and applying philosophy to their internship experience through a reflection paper and at least one other piece of work (e.g. a collection of journal entries, presentation, etc.), chosen by them and their faculty supervisor. Students will also be supervised by staff at their work site.
Credit Hours: 1-4
Prerequisites
Philosophy major with junior or senior standing and a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and minimum 3.0 GPA in major. The Internship Request Form (IRF) must be completed by host site and approved by faculty Internship Coordinator.
In this internship course, a student will work for 80 hours as a teaching intern for a 200-level philosophy course taught by full-time Philosophy and Religion faculty. They will work closely with supervising faculty to develop and deliver micro-teaching sessions, lead workshops, hold philosophy essay writing clinics, or similar tasks (though interns will not assist with grading). This will require attending most of the class meetings for the course with which they'll assist. In addition to their 80 internship hours, students will submit a reflection paper at the end of the semester.
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites
Philosophy major with junior or senior standing and a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and minimum 3.5 GPA in major. The Internship Request Form (IRF) must be completed by host site and approved by faculty Internship Coordinator. Applications for Spring internships are due by Oct 15 the fall term prior, and applications for Fall internships are due March 15 the spring term prior. Successful applicants must then register for PHL 491 during the normal registration period for continuing students, and not register for any class that conflicts with the one which the student is approved to assist.
Capstone course in which a student, in consultation with a full-time philosophy professor, writes a major research thesis on a philosophical topic.
Credit Hours: 4