Program Overview

Introduction to the Philosophy and Literature Subplan

The Philosophy and Literature subplan is a field of study that allows undergraduates to major in Philosophy with a focus on Philosophy and Literature. This subplan is declared in Axess and is printed on the transcript.

Course Requirements

The Philosophy and Literature subplan requires a minimum of 65 units. The course requirements are as follows:

• Preparation:
  • An introductory course (PHIL 1-99 courses)
  • The Writing in the Major (WIM) course, PHIL 80 "Mind, Matter, and Meaning"
• Core Courses:
  • Logic: Select one of the following:
    • PHIL 49 Survey of Formal Methods
    • PHIL 150 Mathematical Logic
    • PHIL 151 Metalogic
    • PHIL 154 Modal Logic
  • Philosophy of Science: This requirement may be satisfied by any intermediate philosophy of science course numbered between PHIL 160-169
  • Moral and political philosophy: This requirement may be satisfied by PHIL 2 Introduction to Moral Philosophy or any intermediate course devoted to central topics in moral and political philosophy numbered between PHIL 170-175
  • Contemporary theoretical philosophy: This requirement may be satisfied by any intermediate course numbered between PHIL 180-189
  • History of Philosophy: Select both of the following:
    • PHIL 100 Greek Philosophy
    • PHIL 102 Modern Philosophy, Descartes to Kant
• Gateway Course:
  • PHIL 81 Philosophy and Literature
• National Literature:
  • 3 courses in a single national literature, chosen by the student in consultation with the student's subplan advisor and the Philosophy and Literary Thought Advisor
• Depth in Philosophy:
  • Electives within philosophy totaling at least 5 units and drawn from courses numbered 100 or higher
• Advanced Depth in Philosophy & Literature:
  • 2 upper division courses of special relevance to philosophy and literature (see approved course list)
• Capstone Seminars:
  • One undergraduate capstone seminar from the PHIL 194 series must be completed
  • One capstone seminar of relevance to the study of philosophy and literature, as approved by advisor

Additional Requirements

• Units for Tutorial, Directed Reading (PHIL 196 Tutorial, Senior Year, PHIL 197 Individual Work, Undergraduate, PHIL 198 The Dualist Undergraduate Journal), The Dualist (PHIL 198 The Dualist Undergraduate Journal), Honors Seminar (PHIL 199 Seminar for Prospective Honors Students), or affiliated courses may not be counted in the 65-unit requirement.
• No more than 10 units completed with grades of 'satisfactory' and/or 'credit' may be counted in the 65-unit requirement.
• Any courses taken for a letter grade in fulfillment of the core requirements must be taken for a minimum of 3 units and completed with a grade of 'C-' or higher.
• A maximum of 15 transfer units may be counted toward the major, at most 10 of which may substitute for courses within Philosophy.
• Transfer credits may not substitute for PHIL 80 or PHIL 81, and are approved as substitutes for the five area requirements or PHIL 194 only in exceptional cases.