Requirements for Philosophy Major, Concentration in Moral, Legal, and Social Philosophy for the Professions
The Concentration in Moral, Legal, and Political Philosophy for the Professions builds on the strengths of the philosophy major while providing a tailored program of study for students interested in careers in such professions as Law, Medicine, Management, and Business.
The Concentration has its own pages dedicated to advising and course requirements. To view those pages, please click here.
The requirements for the BA in Philosophy with a Concentration in Moral, Legal, and Social Philosophy for the Professions are:
(1) Argumentation and Writing Requirement (3 units)
- Phil 315 Philosophical Argument and Writing (3)
(2) Pre-1900 History Sequence (9 units)
- Phil 290 Greek Philosophy
- Phil 300 Rationalism and Empiricism
- Phil 301 Kant and the 19th Century
(3.a) Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy (6 units), choose from
- Phil 345 Social and Political Philosophy
- Phil 410 Ethical Theory
- Phil 355 Philosophy of Law
- Phil 382 Marx and Marxism
(3.b) Applied Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy (3 units), choose from
- Phil 312 Business and Professional Ethics
- Phil 313 Environmental Ethics
- Phil 314 Medical Ethics
- Phil 320 Contemporary Moral issues
- Phil 377 Philosophical Approaches to Race, Class, and Gender
(4) Core Topics in Philosophy (6 units), choose from
- Phil 303 Intro to Philosophy of Science
- Phil 323 Existentialism
- Phil 348 Philosophy of Religion
- Phil 380 Analytic Philosophy: 1900 to 1950
- Phil 381 Analytic Tradition: 1950 to Present
- Phil 383 Postmodernism
- Phil 420 Metaphysics
- Phil 430 Epistemology
- Phil 440 Philosophy of Mind
(5) Advanced Critical Thinking
- Phil 405 Advanced Topics in Applied Critical Thinking
(6) Internship
- Phil 493 Senior Internship in Ethics and Society
(7) Electives: 6 units of philosophy courses that have not been used to fulfill other requirements.
NOTE-1: No more than six lower division units may count toward the major.
NOTE-2: Only Phil 105 (Critical Thinking) and Phil 106 (Introduction to Logic) may count towards BOTH the major AND your GE requirements.
Students interested in the Philosophy Major with a Concentration in Moral, Legal, and Social Philosophy for the Professions are encouraged to contact the Professional Careers advisor, Dr. Mitch Avila (mavila@fullerton.edu) and to visit the Concentration Advisement pages. To help plan your class schedule, consult the Course Rotation Guidelines .
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