Awards - Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in Philosophy
Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in Philosophy
Award:
Associate of Arts
Total Credits for Award:
60.00
Description:
In Minneapolis College’s Philosophy program, you will have the opportunity to ask the “big” questions of what exists, how we know what we know, how we should act and how we should reason. Focusing on critical thinking and reasoned arguments, the program explores themes of ethics, logic, self-identity, religion, the environment and social activism from the perspectives of varied cultures, traditions and radical thought.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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CMST Course
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 1 CMST course
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3.00
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ENGL 1110 Or ENGA 1110
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College Composition
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3.00
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INFS 1000
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Information Literacy and Research Skills
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2.00
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PHIL 1115
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Introduction to Philosophy
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3.00
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**General Education
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Choose any course from MnTC Goal Area 5. (PSYC 1110:General Psychology is recommended)
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4.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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ENGL 1111
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Research and Composition for Change
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3.00
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**General Education
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 9 course.
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3.00
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*General Education
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 3 course with a lab science. (GEOL 1140: Historical Geology and GEOL 1150 lab is recommended)
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4.00
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HLTH Course
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Choose any Health course from the HLTH offerings. (HLTH 1140: Grief, Loss and Growth is recommended )
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2.00
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PHIL 1171
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Ethics
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER:
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*General Education
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 3 course. You must choose a different discipline. (BIOL 1136 and BIOL 1137 Environmental Science is recommended)
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4.00
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**General Education
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Choose any course that meets MnTC Goal Area 5 and 8. (PSCI 1110: Introduction to Political Science is recommended)
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3.00
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ENLT 1157
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area course that meets MnTC 6 and 7. ( ENLT 1157: Cross Cultural Literature is recommended)
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3.00
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PHIL 1110
Or
PHIL 2110
One of these courses is required and you may take the other as an elective.
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Critical Thinking
Or
Logic (recommended since this completes Goal Area 4.)
If you do not choose PHIL 2110, you need to choose another course from MnTC Goal Area 4.
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3.00
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Choose one course from the list below
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GLOS 1190 Or
PHIL 1110 Or
PHIL 1130 Or
PHIL 1172 Or
PHIL 2110 Or
PHIL 2115 Or
PHIL 2121 Or
PHIL 2171 Or
PHIL 2181 Or
PHIL 2215
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World Religions
Critical Thinking
African American Philosophy
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy (1.00-3.00 credits)
Logic
Asian Philosophy
Medical Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Social Ethics
Feminist Philosophy
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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16.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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**General Education
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Choose any course that meets MnTC 5 other than a PSCI or PSYC course. (HIST 1210: European History Since 1500: The Age of Global Contact to the Present is recommended)
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3.00
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PHED Course
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Choose any Physical Education course from the PHED offerings. (PHED 1109: Beginning T’ai Chi is recommended)
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1.00
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Choose two of the courses from the list below that was not taken in the third semester.
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GLOS 1190 Or
PHIL 1110 Or
PHIL 1130 Or
PHIL 1172 Or
PHIL 2110 Or
PHIL 2115 Or
PHIL 2121 Or
PHIL 2171 Or
PHIL 2181 Or
PHIL 2215 Or
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World Religions
Critical Thinking
African American Philosophy
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy
Logic
Asian Philosophy
Medical Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Social Ethics
Feminist Philosophy
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6.00
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**General Education
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Choose courses from any of the MnTC Goal Areas to bring credit total to 60
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4.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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14.00
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Students need to complete the entire 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) as well as elective credits to reach 60 credits for the A.A. with an Emphasis in Philosophy.
* MnTC Goal Area 3: Students must complete a minimum of two courses in two different disciplines, one course must have a traditional lab and the other course must have a traditional lab-or-lab-like experience from MnTC Goal Area 3. By taking the recommended for emphasis courses, these two Goal Areas will be fulfilled.
**To complete the A.A. with an Emphasis in Philosophy, students must complete at least three courses from three different disciplines in MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 6. By completing the recommended courses, students will satisfy these two MnTC Goal Areas.
All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses, if applicable program electives, required Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, and MnTC electives. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.