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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
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MU 150 or MU 151
THA 120
two and one-half units (5 projects) in THA 201, including one dramatic performance,
one musical performance, and one experience as a technician
THA 210
THA 230
THA 320
THA 323
THA 324
THA 472 or THA 499
Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts
Daniel Coyle, Steven S. Hendley, William T. Myers
Western philosophers from Plato to Whitehead have attempted systematically and
consistently to do what every reflective person does fragmentarily and haphazardly:
reflect on beliefs about the physical world, moral and religious commitments, aesthetic
experiences, relations of the individual to the community, and other phases of human
experience. In doing so, philosophers have hoped to deepen their insights into the
meaning of human existence and to explore the possibilities for individuals to participate
creatively in the reconstruction of their values to meet the new conditions of the
contemporary world.
In this process philosophers have also undertaken to examine critically what is
elsewhere taken for granted. They have developed analytical techniques such as various
systems of logic, studies of the nature and limits of the human understanding, and
linguistic analysis.
Collegiate courses in philosophy are invitations to undergraduates to participate in
this intellectual heritage and to develop analytical techniques essential to the
discipline.
Upon completion of the philosophy major, students will be able to
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make appropriate use of scholarly literature relevant to the topic in defense of a
thesis
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sympathetically articulate the views of scholarly literature which present
arguments that run contrary to one’s own thesis
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construct a cogent argument in defense of a thesis
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write in a clear and well-organized manner in defense of a thesis
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speak in a clear and well-organized manner in defense of a thesis