13 courses with the subject PHL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Introduction to Philosophy: Introductory study of the perennial questions of philosophy and the various methods by which ancient, medieval, and contemporary philosophers have attempted to answer them. (Offered as needed.)
Philosophy Through Film: This course investigates philosophical issues raised by thought-provoking films. Possible topics include: machine intelligence in Blade Runner, personal identity in Memento, ethics of love in Vertigo, sociopolitical philosophy in Fight Club, and feminist philosophy in Talk to Her. Students learn to thoughtfully engage film and to extend their insights to their daily lives. (Offered every fall term)
Critical Thinking and Logic: A study of the major forms of reasoning (deductive, inductive, and explanatory) used in ethics, law, politics, and philosophy. Emphasis is placed on developing tools of logical analysis essential for creating and critiquing arguments. (Offered every spring term).
REL: Religion courses at the 100, 200, 300 level
Clinical Topics in Bioethics: This course will provide an overview of the major areas of clinical bioethics. Participants will gain familiarity with fundamentals of clinical ethics, case precedents, and issues encountered in clinical practice such as informed consent, decision-making capacity, end-of-life, advance directive, medical futility, pediatric ethics, maternal- fetal conflicts, organ donation, and cultural diversity. The course format integrates lecture and active case discussion to provide both the necessary theoretical grounding and real- world ethical problem-solving skills.
Ethics Practicum. A supervised independent study for students interested in attaining experience applying ethical theory in real-world contexts. One option involves researching and participating in a hospital ethics committee that reviews ethical cases brought by patients and their families and that practices ethics policy making. Another option is to join the Queens Ethics debate team; researching and preparing ethical cases and then debating them with teams from other North Carolina colleges and universities. (Offered as needed).
Environmental Philosophy: This course examines key issues in environmental philosophy such as the moral status of non- human living things, environmental preservation and beautification, and the role of environmental philosophy in environmental activism. Emphasis is placed on developing the ability to critically think about and articulate positions on these and other issues.
Philosophy of Religion: An investigation of the major philosophical issues involved in religious thought and experience. Topics may vary, but may include the nature of religious experience, the existence of God, faith and reason, the problem of evil, and the nature of religious language.
Seminar in Great Philosophical Ideas : An upper-level study of a movement or issue in philosophy. Possible topics include Chinese Philosophy, Sports Philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, and Data Ethics. Course may be repeated for a total of 8 hours credit with different subtitles.
Directed Study in Philosophy: Faculty-supervised study of an approved topic in philosophy through selected readings. To be evaluated through a weekly meeting with the instructor and a comprehensive paper. Repeatable for a total of 8 hrs. 254
Topics: International Preparation: This course examines international aspects of a selected subject matter in preparation for international experience around the same topic. Open only to students enrolled in the corresponding international experience course. Students must earn a grade of C- or better (an average of 70) in order to participate in PHL 399. The total number of hours for PHL 398 and PHL 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
International Experience: The international experience component of PHL 398. Students will have the opportunity to 247
Capstone in Philosophy: In this course, majors in both religion and philosophy will pursue significant research projects in the context of a collaborative learning community. Working with the departmental faculty, students will complete a project that builds on work done in earlier courses, which will ideally be a paper or project of original thinking and thoughtful research. junior standing in the major and 12 hours in philosophy. (Offered as needed.)
Source: Queens University of Charlotte's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
