Program: Philosophy 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Philosophy requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
PHI 260 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM GREEK BEGINNINGS TO THE MIDDLE AGES Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
PHI 270 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT ERA Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

PHI 320 - SYMBOLIC LOGIC I Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PHI 330 - ETHICS Credit(s): 3
OR
PHI 335 - THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

PHI 350 - METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PHI 500+ Group A Credit(s): 3
200+ Course Outside PHI or PHI 200+ Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Lab Credit(s): 1
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PHI 500+ Group B Credit(s): 3
PHI 500+ Group C Credit(s): 3
200+ Course Outside PHI Credit(s): 3
200+ Course Outside PHI Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

PHI 500+ Credit(s): 3
300+ Course Outside PHI Credit(s): 3
300+ Course Outside PHI Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
PHI 300+ Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PHI 500+ Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective Credit(s): 3
300+ Course Outside PHI Credit(s): 3
Elective(s) Credit(s): 3