Course Catalog 2005-2007.pdf - The American University of Paris
Course Catalog 2005-2007.pdf - The American University of Paris
Course Catalog 2005-2007.pdf - The American University of Paris
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<strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>2005</strong>-07<br />
THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN CULTURAL<br />
STUDIES, FILM, AND PHILOSOPHY<br />
REQUIREMENTS<br />
FOR THE BA<br />
DEGREE WITH<br />
A MAJOR IN<br />
EUROPEAN<br />
CULTURAL STUDIES<br />
AND PHILOSOPHY<br />
Philosophy Concentration<br />
FirstBridge<br />
7 FirstBridge courses change every year. Only for Fall entry Freshmen.<br />
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS<br />
6 EN 110 College Writing, EN 120 Writing and Criticism<br />
(Students may fulfill these 6 credits in other ways depending on EN placement.<br />
See General Education, page 20.)<br />
Up to 20 French through Intermediate French II (FR 220) and FrenchBridge<br />
6 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings<br />
6 Social Experience and Organization<br />
Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations<br />
CORE COURSES<br />
3 ES 100 Sources <strong>of</strong> European Culture<br />
3 ES 105 Europe and Cities: <strong>The</strong> Italian Renaissance or<br />
ES 110 Europe and Cities: <strong>The</strong> Modern City<br />
3 ES 200 Approaches to Culture: Frames, Practices, and Objects<br />
3 PL 100 Belief, Knowledge, Facts<br />
DEPARTMENTAL<br />
HONORS<br />
In addition to all required<br />
course work a student must<br />
have a cumulative GPA <strong>of</strong><br />
3.3, be pr<strong>of</strong>icient in two<br />
European languages, and<br />
write an honors thesis.<br />
PHILOSOPHY CONCENTRATION*<br />
3 PL 211 Crucial Elements <strong>of</strong> Ancient Philosophy<br />
3 PL/ES 213 Philosophy and Religion I: From the Ancient to the Medieval<br />
World or<br />
PL/ES 214 Philosophy and Religion II: From the Early Modern to the Postmodern<br />
World<br />
3 PL 237 Certainty and Belief: Descartes and Hume<br />
3 PL 271 <strong>The</strong> Philosophy <strong>of</strong> Marx or<br />
PL 272 Freud and the Open Future<br />
3 PL/ES 328 Reflections on Technology<br />
3 PL/ES 335 Virtual Reality<br />
3 PL 347 Ludwig Wittgenstein or<br />
PL 349 Luck, <strong>The</strong>ory, and Choice or<br />
PL 351 Critical Philosophy and World Politics<br />
3 PL 372 <strong>The</strong> Critical Difference: <strong>The</strong> Philosophies <strong>of</strong> Kant and Hegel<br />
3 PL 388 Nietzsche: Genealogy, Energetics, Ethics<br />
Plus GENERAL ELECTIVES to total 120 Credits<br />
* It is recommended that the courses be taken in the order that they appear, in so far<br />
as possible.<br />
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