2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

172 Arts and Sciences/Philosophy
Philosophy Curriculum
Department and Number Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR (GE PHIL) PHIL 120–210 Introduction to Philosophy–Ethics 3 3
GE WRTG–SPCH WRTG 107–COMM 100 Composition–Public Speaking 3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Electives 3 3
GE QUAN QUAN ELECT Elective 3
GE NSCI–S/BH NSCI ELECT–S/BH ELECT Nat. Sci. Elective–Soc/Beh. Elective 3 3
GE FSEM–PHED INTD 100–PHED ELECT Freshman Seminar–Physical Education 1 1
16 16
Second Year
MAJOR (GE PHIL) PHIL 200 or 300 level Second-year Electives 3 3
GE PHIL-T/RS T/RS 121–122 Theology I & II 3 3
GE HUMN FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 Humanities Electives 3 3
GE S/BH–NSCI S/BH ELECT–NSCI ELECT Soc/Beh. Elective–Nat. Sci. Elective 3 3
GE ELECT ELECT Natural Science 3 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1 1
16 16
Third Year
MAJOR PHIL 200 or 300 level Third-year Electives 3 6
COGNATE ELECT2 Electives 9 9
GE ELECT ELECT Electives 3 3
15 18
Fourth Year
MAJOR PHIL 300 or 400 level Fourth-year Electives 6 3
COGNATE ELECT 2 Electives 9 9
GE ELECT ELECT Electives 3 3
18 15
TOTAL: 130 CREDITS
1 Foreign language is recommended by department.
2 In the Cognate area of 24 hours, the department requires that 12 credits be focused in one field. It should be noted that 6 credits
not required by the department in the major area are added to the free area in senior year. These may be taken in any field,
including Philosophy.
Themes will include happiness, virtue, the
nature of justice, free choice, conscience, natural
law and obligation, God and morality.
PHIL 211 3 cr.
(P) Business Ethics
This course is an application of standard philosophical
principles and theories to the critical
study of questions, issues, and problems that
surround the moral conduct of business. Recommended
for business majors.
PHIL 212 3 cr.
(P) Medical Ethics
Considering nine ethical methodologies, this
course views health care holistically in terms of
human biological and psychological needs to
show that ethical action must intend to satisfy
them. Ethical principles are applied to such issues
as professional communication, sexuality, procreation,
experimentation, bodily modification, and
death. Recommended for health care students.
PHIL 213 3 cr.
(P) Environmental Ethics
An introduction to environmental philosophy
and the various ethical responses to the ecological
crisis of the late 20th century. Examines such
issues as biocentrism vs. anthropocentrism, the
relation between culture and nature, the environmental
ethical debate.
PHIL 214 3 cr.
(P) Computers and Ethics
Ethical aspects of hacking, software, piracy,
computer-aided decision making, protection of
software by copyright, patent, trade secret laws,
unauthorized use of computer resources, privacy
and database security, program warranties and
programmer responsibility, artificial intelligence,
the interface between human and computer.
PHIL 215 3 cr.
(P) Logic
An introduction to logic as the science of argument
including the nature of arguments in ordi-