Philosophy BA
The Philosophy Program at Florida Gulf Coast University Offers Broad Training in the History of Philosophy and Provides Students With Valuable Skills in Critical Thinking, Logic, Conceptual Analysis, and Writing. Our Graduates Have Been Successful in a Wide Range of Professional and Academic Fields, and Have Been Admitted to Leading Law Schools and Graduate Programs, Including Cambridge, Emory, Washington U., Villanova, Texas A&M, University of Oregon, and University of Chicago.
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Learning Outcomes
Toggle More InfoPhilosophy B.A.
Academic Learning CompactConsistent with its mission and guiding principles, Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to academic excellence and continuous quality improvement, as supported by a sound teaching-learning process. Within this process, students and instructors share responsibility for learning that is a movement from the simple to the complex, the concrete to the abstract, and the dependent to the independent. The Academic Learning Compact (ALC) initiative supports the teaching-learning process by clearly identifying expected core student learning outcomes in the areas of content/discipline knowledge and skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills; aligning curricula with expectations; and using assessment to guide continuous improvement.BAPhil-DIS1
Graduates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of important movements, figures, and themes in the history of philosophy
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Graduates will be able to apply ideas and tools of argumentation from the history of philosophy beyond their immediate context.
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Graduates will be able to apply ethical reasoning to practical situations
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Graduates will be able to apply principles of good reasoning to construct sound and persuasive written arguments.
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Graduates will be able to understand the audience for their writing and translate philosophical terms, when necessary, for their audience.
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Graduates will be able to understand and critically analyze theoretical texts to identify reasons, conclusions, and logical structure.
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Graduates will be able to identify uncritical and problematic assumptions in a variety of arguments.
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Graduates will be able to ability to synthesize information across various philosophical and disciplinary domains (e.g., texts, branches of philosophy, historical traditions, disciplines).
Learning Outcomes will be assessed in the following courses:BAPhil-DIS1PHH 3050 - Ancient PhilosophyPHI 4938 - Capstone Seminar in PhilosophyBAPhil-DIS2PHH 3050 - Ancient PhilosophyPHI 4938 - Capstone Seminar in PhilosophyBAPhil-DIS3PHH 3050 - Ancient PhilosophyPHI 4938 - Capstone Seminar in PhilosophyBAPhil-COM1PHI 4938 - Capstone Seminar in PhilosophyBAPhil-COM2PHI 4938 - Capstone Seminar in PhilosophyBAPhil-CRT1PHI 3130 - LogicBAPhil-CRT2PHI 3130 - LogicBAPhil-CRT3PHI 4938 - Capstone Seminar in Philosophy -
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