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Program checklist · Bachelor of Arts Philosophy (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Philosophy (BA)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Arts Philosophy (BA)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
38.0101
Total credits (published)
74-92
Credits (computed from items)
184-208
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_ba2812ae
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Lower-Division General Education

general education · 12 items
  1. Written Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  2. Oral Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Language and Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    0-6
  5. Information Literacy and Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. Human Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. Human Creativity
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. Interpreting the Past
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. Literature
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. Philosophy and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. The Nature of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  12. Impact of Technology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Philosophy Core

major core · 0 items

    Topics core

    major core · 3 items
    1. PHIL 300
      Knowledge and Reality
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PHIL 301
      Ethics and Metaethics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PHIL 491W
      Seminar in Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    European Foundations

    5 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PHIL 330
      Ancient Greek Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PHIL 332
      Medieval Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PHIL 331
      Early Modern European Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PHIL 334
      Late Modern European Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course

    History of Philosophy

    12 items
    1. Select another course from the list above OR one of the courses below:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PHIL/REL 381
      Buddhist Traditions
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PHIL 364
      African-American Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PHIL 404
      Existentialism and Phenomenology
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PHIL 405
      American Pragmatist Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PHIL 406
      Language and Thought: History of Analytic Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PHIL 411
      Post-Modernism and Post-Structuralism
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PHIL 425
      Kant and Hume
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PHIL 430
      Marx and Hegel
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PHIL 432
      Nietzsche and Life Affirmation
      Not resolved to a course
    11. PHIL 482
      Chinese Religion and Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
    12. PHIL 485
      Japanese Religion and Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course

    Philosophy General Major

    major core · 0 items

      General Education

      general education · 3 items
      1. Complete lower-division requirements
        Not resolved to a course
        35-47
      2. Complete upper-division requirements (minimum of 6 credit hours)
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      3. Complete foreign language coursework through the 202 level
        Not resolved to a course
        0-6

      Philosophy Core

      major core · 1 item
      1. Complete Philosophy core requirements
        Not resolved to a course
        15

      Logic

      1 item
      1. PHIL 340
        Logic
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Philosophy Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Choose five additional PHIL courses at the 300 or 400 level.
        Not resolved to a course
        15

      Double Majoring in Philosophy and Political Science

      major core · 12 items
      1. PHIL 365
        Race & Power
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHIL 410
        Social and Political Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHIL 411
        Post-Modernism and Post-Structuralism
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PHIL 412
        Philosophy of Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PHIL 430
        Marx and Hegel
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. POLS 309
        Race, Culture and Public Policy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. POLS 310
        Political Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. POLS 312
        American Political Thought
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. POLS 403
        American Constitutional Law: First Amendment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. POLS 408
        American Constitutional Law: Individual Rights
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. POLS 409
        American Constitutional Law: Powers of Government
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. POLS 419
        Jurisprudence: History of Legal Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Double Majoring in Philosophy and Women's & Gender Studies

      major core · 6 items
      1. PHIL 365
        Race & Power
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHIL 402
        Gender and Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. REL 403
        Gender and Sexuality in Islam
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. WGS 302W
        Dimensions of Diversity: Intersectionality Among Women
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. WGS 303
        Queer Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. WGS 460W
        Feminist and Queer Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      With prior approval other courses from PHIL, REL, or WGS, such as topics courses, may be counted toward both majors.

      major core · 0 items
        Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/philosophy-religious-studies/philosophy-ba/. Captured page pages/0552.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.