Courses
The following courses are offered by the Philosophy Department. For the most up-to-date list refer to the University of Arizona Academic Catalog
PHIL 110 -- Logic and Critical Thinking (3 units)
Description: Designed to improve ability to reason and think critically; emphasis on evaluating and presenting arguments. Includes a basic introduction to logic and scientific reasoning.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s): Math Readiness Test score of at least 100 and have satisfied the 1998-99 admissions requirement for mathematics.
Identical to: COMM 110.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 111 -- Introduction to Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Selected basic philosophical areas and problems: knowledge, belief and truth; the world and God; nature of persons; action and free will; the good life; the ideal community.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 113 -- Introduction to Moral and Social Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Introduction to moral and political theory, and problems of practical ethics. Readings from representative moral and social philosophers.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 195A -- Topics in Philosophy (1 unit)
Description: Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities. This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 199 -- Independent Study (1-4 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 202 -- Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3 units)
Description: Truth-functional logic and quantification theory; deductive techniques and translation into symbolic notation.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: MATH 202.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 211 -- Meaning in Language and Society (3 units)
Description: Introduction to linguistic, psychological, philosophical and social aspects; meaning structures; meaning in the mind/brain; acquisition of word meaning; the differences between literal/figurative meaning; metaphors; meaning in social contexts, models of representation.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): INDV 101.
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Typical structure: 2 hours discussion, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to: LING 211; LING is home department.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 213 -- Contemporary Moral Problems (3 units)
Description: Philosophical Issues and positions involved in contemporary moral and social problems. Topics covered will vary but may include, among others, abortion and infanticide, vegetarianism and animal rights, affirmative action and racial profiling, homosexuality and same sex marriage, and sexual harassment and gender equality.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 222 -- African American Studies: A History of Ideas (3 units)
Description: The theoretical and philosophical ideas expressed by thinkers of the African world. Issues in the areas of epistemological relativism, ethics, political philosophy and the history of ideas will be examined.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as: General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to: AFAS 222; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 233 -- Philosophy of Religion (3 units)
Description: Nature of religion; existence and nature of God; religion and meaning, values and knowledge.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to: RELI 233.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 238 -- Philosophy in Literature (3 units)
Description: Philosophical analysis of selected literary works.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 245 -- Existential Problems (3 units)
Description: Exploration of central problems of the human condition, such as meaning of life; death; self-deception; authenticity, integrity and responsibility; guilt and shame; love and sexuality.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: RELI 245.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 260 -- Ancient Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Survey of Greek philosophy, from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Plato and Aristotle to post-Aristotelian philosophers.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to: CLAS 260.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 261 -- Medieval Philosophy (3 units)
Description: The course focuses on three important thinkers in the Christian medieval tradition-Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas. Topics covered: knowledge and skepticism, free will and the problem of evil, the nature and existence of God, and problem of universals.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 262 -- Early Modern Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Survey of major 17th and 18th century British and European philosophers, chosen from Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 263 -- From Hegel to Nietzsche: 19th Century Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Survey of influential 19th century philosophers, including Hegel, Marx, J.S. Mill, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Their views on the individual and society, and human nature.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 264 -- 20th Century Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Survey of major analytic and continental philosophers of the 20th century including Peirce, Dewey, James, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Carnap, Austin, Quine, Husserl, Sartre, Heidegger and Derrida.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 299 -- Independent Study (2-4 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 299H -- Honors Independent Study (1-2 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 305 -- Introduction to Philosophy of Science (3 units)
Description: Basic issues in the logic of science: scientific concepts and their meaning, testing of hypotheses, explanation, measurement, role of mathematics, truth versus convention, limits of science.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 320A -- Philosophy of Freedom (3 units)
Description: To examine the philosophical foundations of market society's implicit commitment to individual liberty and individual responsibility
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 320B -- Philosophy of Freedom (3 units)
Description: This course examines psychological, political, moral, and economic aspects of the questions of how free we are, and how free we reasonably can aspire to be.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 321 -- Medical Ethics (3 units)
Description: Ethical issues that arise in relation to medicine and health care: abortion, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce medical resources, socialized medicine, doctor-patient confidentiality, paternalism, etc.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 322 -- Business Ethics (3 units)
Description: Selected ethical issues in business, including corporate responsibility, preferential hiring and reverse discrimination, advertising practices, environmental responsibility.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 323 -- Environmental Ethics (3 units)
Description: Do we have an obligation to recycle? What can and what should we do about the quality of our air and water? In general, what are the proper environmental responsibilities of government, business, community organizations, and individual citizens?
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 324 -- Law and Morality (3 units)
Description: Exploration of classic and contemporary philosophical issues about law and morality. Topics covered will vary but may include, among others, the limits of social interference with individual liberty, legal paternalism and physician-assisted suicide, legal moralism, freedom of speech and expression, legal punishment and capital punishment, and civil disobedience.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 344 -- Issues and Methods in Analytic Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Designed to improve ability to think analytically, with emphasis on analytic methodology. Selected readings on the nature of mental states, the analytic/synthetic distinction, personal identity, the concept of knowledge and justified belief, the theory of reference, and the distinction between science and pseudo-science. This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PHIL 202.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 346 -- Minds, Brains and Computers (3 units)
Description: An introduction to cognitive science; current issues relating to minds as computers, neuroscience, vision and language.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as: General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
May be repeated: for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to: PSYC 346.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 376 -- Introduction to the Philosophy of Language (3 units)
Description: A survey of basic issues in the philosophy of language.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: LING 376.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 396H -- Honors Proseminar (3 units)
Description: The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 399 -- Independent Study (1-4 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 399H -- Honors Independent Study (1-3 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 400 -- Special Topics in Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Topic varies according to the research interests and specialization of the instructor.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with: PHIL 500.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 401A -- Symbolic Logic (3 units)
Description: Intermediate propositional logic and quantificational theory, natural deduction, axiom systems, elementary metatheorems, introduction to notions of modal logic, selected topics in philosophy of logic. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PHIL 401A, PHIL 402.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: C SC 401A, MATH 401A.
May be convened with: PHIL 501A.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 401B -- Symbolic Logic (3 units)
Description: Advanced propositional logic and quantification theory; metatheorems on consistency, independence, and completeness; set theory, number theory, and modal theory; recursive function theory and Goedel's incompleteness theorem.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: MATH 401B, C SC 401B.
May be convened with: PHIL 501B.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 402 -- Mathematical Logic (3 units)
Description: [Taught alternate years 2005 - 2006] Sentential calculus, predicate calculus; consistency, independence, completeness, and the decision problem. Designed to be of interest to majors in mathematics or philosophy.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: MATH 402; MATH is home department.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 403 -- Foundations of Mathematics (3 units)
Description: [Taught Spring semester in even-numbered years] Topics in set theory such as functions, relations, transfinite induction and recursion, cardinal and ordinal arithmetic; related topics such as axiomatic systems, the development of the real number system, recursive functions and philosophy of Mathematics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 215.
Identical to: MATH 403; MATH is home department.
May be convened with: PHIL 503.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 410A -- History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Reading and analysis of selected texts from the Greeks to the present. Course focuses on the history of moral philosophy.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 510A.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 410B -- History of Moral and Political Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Reading and analysis of selected texts from the Greeks to the present. Course focuses on the history of social and political philosophy.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 510B.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 412 -- Readings in Greek Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Extensive readings in Greek in one of the following areas of Greek philosophy: the pre-Socratics, Plato's ethic and epistemology, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); GRK 202.
May be repeated: for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to: GRK 412.
May be convened with: PHIL 512.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 416 -- Philosophy of Mathematics (3 units)
Description: Problems at the foundations of geometry and set theory. Logicism, formalism, and intuitionism. Nominalism vs. realism. Epistemology of mathematics.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 516.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 420 -- Philosophy of Science (3 units)
Description: Problems arising from reflection on the sciences. Topics may include explanation, structure and evaluation of theories, experimental knowledge, scientific realism, the place of philosophy in science studies.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 520.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 421 -- Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3 units)
Description: Laws and models in biology, structure of evolutionary theory, teleological explanations, reductionism, sociobiology.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: ECOL 421.
May be convened with: PHIL 521.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 426 -- Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3 units)
Description: Philosophical problems of space, time, and motion. Topics may include the nature of geometrical knowledge, the philosophical impact of relativity theory, absolute versus relative conceptions of space and time.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 526.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 427 -- Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (3 units)
Description: Theories and models. Measurement, experimentation, testing hypothesis. Philosophical problems concerning explanation, causation, and law of nature. Philosophical problems raised by quantum mechanics and/or other physical theories.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: PHYS 427.
May be convened with: PHIL 527.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 430A -- Ethical Theory (3 units)
Description: Meta-ethics-meaning of moral terms, relativism, subjectivism, ethics and science, social contract theory.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 530A.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 430B -- Ethical Theory (3 units)
Description: Normative ethics-Utilitarianism, egoism, rights, natural law, justice, deontological duties, blameworthiness and excuses.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 530B.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 432 -- Psychology of Language (3 units)
Description: Introduction to language processing. The psychological processes involved in the comprehension and production of sounds, words, and sentences. Other topics may include language breakdown and acquisition, brain and language, and bilingual processing.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): LING 201 or PSYC 101.
Identical to: LING 432; LING is home department.
May be convened with: PHIL 532.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 433 -- Aesthetics (3 units)
Description: Classical and contemporary theories of art; the aesthetic experience, form and content, meaning, problems in interpretation and criticism of works of art.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 533.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 434 -- Social and Political Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Fundamental concepts of politics; leading social and political theories, such as anarchism, social contract, Marxism.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 534.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 435 -- Decision Theory (3 units)
Description: We must often make decisions when the consequences of our actions are uncertain. It can even be argued that all of our everyday decisions are of this sort. Decision theory is concerned with how to make rational decisions in the face of such uncertainty.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 202.
May be convened with: PHIL 535.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 438A -- Philosophy of Law (3 units)
Description: Nature and validity of law; law and morality, judicial reasoning, law and liberty.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to: POL 438A.
May be convened with: PHIL 538A.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 440 -- Metaphysics (3 units)
Description: Topics include free will and determinism; causation; personal identity; necessity and essence; truth, realism and ontology.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 540.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 441 -- Theory of Knowledge (3 units)
Description: Critical examination of some of the major problems concerning evidence, justification, knowledge, memory, perception and induction.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 541.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 442 -- Knowledge and Cognition (3 units)
Description: Issues in philosophy and psychology of knowledge, with emphasis on cognitive mechanisms. Perception, memory, concepts, mental representation, problem-solving, reasoning and rationality.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): two philosophy courses.
Identical to: PSYC 442.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 445 -- Neural Network Models (3 units)
Description: Hands-on introduction to artificial neural networks. The basic principles and tools required to develop neural models, and/or to effectively apply technology.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290A or PSYC290B; PSYC 325 or PSYC 346 or PSYC 402, college-level algebra skills; probability/statistics, computer familiarity either with Unix PCC, or Mac.
Identical to: PSYC 445; PSYC is home department.
May be convened with: PHIL 545.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 450 -- Philosophy of Mind (3 units)
Description: Topics include the nature of mental states; the relation between mind and brain; and analysis of perception, emotion, memory and action.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 550.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 451 -- Philosophy and Psychology (3 units)
Description: Investigation of philosophical issues arising from current work in psychology including perception, reasoning, memory, motivation and action.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: PSYC 451.
May be convened with: PHIL 551.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 455 -- Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (3 units)
Description: Interdisciplinary problems lying at the interface of philosophy and artificial intelligence.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: PSYC 455, C SC 455.
May be convened with: PHIL 555.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 463 -- Philosophy of Language (3 units)
Description: Survey of basic issues in the philosophy of language such as: speech acts, reference, meaning, logical form.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: LING 463.
May be convened with: PHIL 563.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 465 -- Pragmatics (3 units)
Description: Study of language use, its relationship to language structure and context; topics such as speech acts, presupposition, implication, performatives, conversations
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to: LING 465.
May be convened with: PHIL 565.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 467 -- Early Analytic Philosophy (3 units)
Description: The 50 year rise of analytic philosophy from Frege through early Russell to Wittgenstein's Tractatus.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 567.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 470 -- Greek Philosophy (3 units)
Description: Topics in Greek philosophy. May be selected from the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and post-Aristotelian philosophy.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
May be repeated: for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to: CLAS 470.
May be convened with: PHIL 570.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 471A -- Rationalism and Empiricism (3 units)
Description: Rationalists of the 17th and 18th centuries: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 571A.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 471B -- Rationalism and Empiricism (3 units)
Description: Empiricists of the 17th and 18th centuries: Locke, Berkeley, Hume.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with: PHIL 571B.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 472A -- Ancient Philosophy (3 units)
Description: A philosophical introduction to the major works of Plato.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to: CLAS 472A.
May be convened with: PHIL 572A.
Usually offered: Fall.
PHIL 472B -- Ancient Philosophy (3 units)
Description: A philosophical introduction to the major works of Aristotle.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to: CLAS 472B.
May be convened with: PHIL 572B.
Usually offered: Spring.
PHIL 493L -- Legislative Internship (1-6 units)
Description: Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 496F -- Cognitive Psychology (3 units)
Description: Investigation of research and ideas on a specialized topic within cognitive psychology, including the psychology of language, visual perception and memory, decision, and learning. The discussion and exchange of scholarly information in a small group setting, papers and student presentations. This is a writing emphasis course.
Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated: for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to: PSYC 496F; PSYC is home department.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 498 -- Senior Capstone (3 units)
Description: A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 498H -- Honors Thesis (3 units)
Description: An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
PHIL 499 -- Independent Study (1-4 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 499H -- Honors Independent Study (3 units)
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered: Fall, Spring.