General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Education and Liberal ArtsSchool of Educationand Liberal ArtsBA in Philosophy and ReligionThe so-called “big questions” of life—questions about the natureof reality and the self—are not diversions or entertainments.It is through such questions that we define ourselves and ouraspirations; it is through them that we define our possibilities—as individuals, as a culture, as a species. Using a history of ideasapproach, the BA degree-completion program in Philosophyand Religion addresses these questions, drawing from disciplinesthroughout the humanities including literature, anthropology,music, philosophy, art, religion, psychology, and consciousnessstudies. Courses are designed to promote critical reflection onboth traditions and transitions, on the degree to which our pastinevitably defines us, and on the attempts throughout history torethink and redefine the human project.Program Learning Outcomes• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking and writing.• Demonstrate proficiency in conducting academic research.• Translate ideas into interdisciplinary contexts and understandideas through multicultural lenses.• Analyze philosophical and religious assumptions within ahistorical context.• Analyze and assess the social and personal consequencesimplicit in religious and philosophical assumptions.• Acquire appreciation and understanding of spiritual practices.• Develop the confidence and abilities needed for activeparticipation in the project of rethinking and recreatinghuman culture.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1Composition 9_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Humanities 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Natural science 9_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Mathematics 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Social science 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Upper-Division General-Education Breadth_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE PYC course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE SCI course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE SEC course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SEC 3330 Cultural Crossroads 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Liberal Arts Core 2_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3001 Introduction to the BA Program 0 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3000 Education, Self, and Community I 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 lower-division composition course_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3145 Research Writing 3 COR 3100_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3146 Information Resources 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3100COR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2{ COR 3146 or PLS 3002_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4798 Education, Self, and Community II 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Major _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PHR 3003 Who Knows? Understanding the Self 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PHR 3405 World Religions 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4800 Service Learning A 2 —__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4805 Service Learning B 2 —COR 3000COR 4998 Senior Project A 3 COR 3300{_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Completion of 150 units (or 130 for linked programs)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4999 Senior Project B 3 —Select ANY 15 UNITS of PHR courses 15_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ANY 12 UNITS of undergraduate courses 3 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Free electives 4 67_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 180_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1Students are expected to have completed these requirements prior to admission. Students lacking these courses may take approvedupper-division courses at JFKU, earn credit through CLEP or DANTES tests, or take approved courses from local community colleges.2These courses should be taken in order; the first five should be taken as early as possible. A minimum grade of C is required in all letter-graded courses.3Students may use 12 of their major units to complete on of the optional tracks on the following pages. Students are encouraged to take courses in abroad range of subjects to complement their major. Up to nine units may be transferred from outside the Liberal Arts curriculum.4Students may apply transfer coursework as electives. Units earned through CLEP and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) examinationsand Credit by Assessment (CBA) may also be used as electives.30 School of Education and Liberal ArtsJohn F. Kennedy University