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| PADM 7050 | Thesis (3-0-3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This is a capstone paper in which the student demonstrates knowledge of public administration principles as applied in practice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PHIL - Philosophy Courses | PHIL 1000 | Introduction to Philosophy (3-0-3) | A critical analysis of the emergence of philosophy and its attempt to explain the meaningfulness of human experience in the world from ancient and modern. A grade of C or better is required for all majors and/or minors in Political Science. Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 or permission of the instructor.
| | PHIL 3005 | Philosophy of the Human Person (3-0-3) | A critical inquiry into the questions of the human condition and the realms of experience that generate the framework for thinking and acting, such as myth/religion, knowledge, art, science and the ethical/political. Prerequisite: PHIL 1000 with a grade of C or better.
| | PHIL 3010 | Ancient Political Philosophy (3-0-3) | A critical examination of ancient Greek political philosophy in the writings of Plato and Aristotle and their expressions of fundamental theoretical and practical approaches to political experiences of regime and citizenship. Their comtemporary relevance will be scrutinized. Prerequisite: PHIL 1000 with a grade of C or better.
| | PHIL 3011 | Modern and Contemporary Political Philosophy (3-0-3) | The development of political ideas from classical liberal theory and the rise of representative democracy to its dissenters found in the theories of direct democracy, socialism, and existentialism. Focus will be on the isolation of the modern individual in a changing world. Prerequisite: PHIL 1000 with a grade of C or better.
| | PHIL 3012 | Pragmatic Thought (3-0-3) | A critical inquiry into the political questions of rights and obligations which are disclosed in a contemporary American debate between the liberal conception of justice grounded in rights and the communitarian conception of justice ground in the good. Prerequisite: PHIL 1000 with a grade of C or better.
| | PHIL 3020 | Existence and Essence (3-0-3) | In its search for meaning rather than truth, existential philosophy understands the human condition as individual choice in the pursuit of self-knowledge. Its discursive language includes vocabularies on love, belief, the other, responsibility, suffering, anxiety, despair, and death. Prerequisite: PHIL 1000 with a grade of C or better.
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