Philosophy, BA

University of Alabama

Philosophy majors should enjoy thinking abstractly and deeply about those questions that Bertrand Russell called ''ultimate questions'' - questions about the coherence or reasonableness of concepts and presuppositions that most take for granted.The philosophy department honors program is designed for students who wish to pursue a philosophical topic further than the seminar format permits. It also provides recognition for both having done a greater proportion of classes at the advanced level and for sustained outstanding achievement in all courses. Students graduating with honors in philosophy must complete 36 hours in philosophy with 18 hours at the 300- or 400-level and achieve a minimum GPA of 3.5 in all philosophy courses and at least a cumulative GPA of 3.3. A philosophy honors student must also write a senior essay on a philosophical topic and defend it during an oral examination. A student who is enrolled in the University Honors Program can count his or her senior essay in philosophy as completing the honors thesis in that program.

• Mind-Brain
• Jurisprudence
• Philosophy and Medicine

College of Arts and Sciences