Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

Philosophy
Sister Judith Parsons, Chair
Joseph P. Healey
Stephanie Theodorou
OUTCOMES
Philosophy involves reflection on and understanding of all facets of
human activity. The courses offered by the department are concerned
with such topics as the nature of knowledge, reality, society, moral
judgments, politics, and religion, as well as art and aesthetic
experience, science, and value. Students consider philosophical issues
and hypotheses relating to the basic principles, methodologies, and
concepts which underlie, integrate, and compete in all areas of inquiry.
Further, students are given the opportunity to study the philosophical
problems involved in their fields of concentration and, at the same
time, to become familiar with their philosophic heritage: ancient
and medieval, modern and contemporary.
The philosophy curriculum attempts to meet the needs of three
types of students:
• those who wish to use philosophy as the basis for unifying
their liberal arts studies;
• those who desire to use philosophy as one of the means to
understand the reasonableness of religious belief;
• those who wish to pursue further philosophical or professional
study: e.g., law, government, social work, political science,
theology, or medicine.
REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR IN
PHILOSOPHY
• PHI 209, PHI 309 and 12 credits of Philosophy (any
philosophy electives and/or one independent study to be
approved by the consensus of the members of the Philosophy
Department).
REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
LIBERAL STUDIES (CLL STUDENTS ONLY)
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is an interdisciplinary
degree that allows for curriculum and scheduling flexibility. In
addition to the Liberal Arts Core and Major Requirement courses,
students take advanced-level courses of their choice from either the
Humanities or the Social Sciences track. Courses can be taken
during the day or in the evening, with many evening courses
delivered in a variety of formats. The program provides skills for an
ever-changing job market, including critical thinking, effective
communication and technology utilization, preparing students for
career change, advancement, or graduate study.
OUTCOMES
Students completing the B.A. in Liberal Studies will be able to:
• Communicate clearly and persuasively, using a wide variety of
modalities Read, write, speak, and listen analytically and with
logical judgment Analyze, problem-solve, and evaluate in a
thoughtful manner
• Apply the insights of great writers and thinkers from a broad
sampling of academic areas
• Analyze deductive and inductive arguments and explanatory
hypotheses
• Write papers incorporating thesis, evidence, and organization
• Understand and respect major cultures of the world
• Organize knowledge to maintain information and facilitate
learning
• Utilize technology to effectively and efficiently find, analyze,
store, and communicate information
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR:
• Liberal Studies: ECO 203, ENG 299, CIS 215, COM 250,
MATH 101, MATH 102, PHI 400, PHI 100 or 101, eighteen
(18) credits from each of the following clusters:
Humanities: HIST 203, HIST 204, HIST 205, HIST 206, HIST
207, HIST 212, HIST 213, HIST 216, HIST 219, HIST 226,
HIST 228, HIST 231, HIST 234, HIST 235, HIST 236, HIST
303, HIST 304, HIST 311, HIST 312, HIST 335, HIST 342,
HIST 345, HIST 346, HIST 347, HIST 348, HIST 359, HIST
361, HIST 370, PHI 309, PHI 312, PHI 314, PHI 324, PHI 326,
PHI 328, PHI 329, PHI 330, PHI 331, PHI 333, PHI 335, PHI
384, THE 201, THE 206, THE 209, THE 211, THE 209, THE
211, THE 212, THE 217, THE 218, THE 220, THE 222, THE
225, THE 226, THE 330, THE 236, THE 302, THE 303, THE
306, THE 311, THE 312, THE 314, THE 315, THE 317, THE
321, THE 325, THE 328, THE 331, THE 333, THE 381, THE
403, THE 404, THE 408, THE 417, THE 430, THE 450, THE
461-470, ENG 216, ENG 260, ENG 261, ENG 262, ENG 263,
ENG 264, ENG 266, ENG 299, ENG 314, ENG 321, ENG 329,
ENG 337, ENG 338, ENG 340, ENG 341, ENG 342, ENG 343,
ENG 343, ENG 344, ENG 346, ENG 348, ENG 349, EMH 350,
ENG 351, ENG 353, ENG 360, COM 200, COM 206, COM
207, COM 225, COM 226, COM 227, COM 233, COM 235,
COM 236, COM 239, COM 240, COM 250, COM 258, COM
270, COM 305, COM 306, COM 307, COM 308, COM 330,
COM 337, COM 340, COM 350, COM 351, COM 352, CCS
300, CCS 335, CCS 341, CCS 380, FRE 309, FRE 310, FRE
311, FRE 312, FRE 323, FRE 327, FRE 329, FRE 331, FRE
336, FRE 337, FRE 339, SPAN 303, SPAN 314, SPAN 315,
SPAN 316, SPAN 319, SPAN 323, SPAN 328, SPAN 329, SPAN
330, SPAN 331, SPAN 333, SPAN 334
Social Science: ECO 207, ECO 320, ECO 322, POL 200, POL
201, POL 202, POL 203, POL 204, POL 205, POL 206, POL
211, POL 212, POL 216, POL 233, POL 309, POL 310, POL
311, POL 312, POL 335, POL 336, POL 338, POL 339, POL
342, POL 345, POL 347, POL 352, PSY 208, PSY 300, PSY
303, PSY 307, PSY 311, PSY 312, PSY 313, PSY 314, PSY 320,
PSY 321, PSY 324, PSY 328, PSY 343, PSY 345, PSY 357,
SOC 307, SOC 312, SOC 314, SOC 317, SOC 321, SOC 328
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 100 Introduction to the Liberal Arts (3)
In this course, learners study the organization and classification
of knowledge in the liberal arts, as well as basic philosophical
concepts and themes as expressed in various disciplines. Students
apply philosophical concepts, and engage various methods of
argumentation while considering contemporary personal and
professional issues.
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
Philosophy is the “love of wisdom” and it begins with the act of
wondering. In this course, students will wonder actively as did the
great philosophers of ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary, and
post-contemporary times. Through reading primary sources from
Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Nietzsche, Sartre, Beauvoir,
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