Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy: Concentration in Philosophy and Law Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 44
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
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| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A (PHIL 110 Recommended) 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PHIL 205 | Formal Logic I (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| PHIL 300 | Academic and Professional Pathways in Philosophy (Major Core) | 1 |
| PHIL 320GW | Philosophical Analysis - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| PHIL 450 | Ethics (Major Core, UD-C, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| PHIL 303 | Modern Philosophy (Major Core, UD-C) | 3 |
| PHIL 321 | Being and Knowing (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| PHIL 330 | Political Philosophy (Normative Issues, UD-C, SJ) | 3 |
| Disjunctive History - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Normative Issues (9 units) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Additional Course - Take One 8 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| PHIL 380 | Philosophy of Law (Major Normative Issues, UD-C, SJ) | 3 |
| Normative Issues (9 units) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Metaphysics and Epistemology (6 units) - Take One 9 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| PHIL 696 | Directed Reading: Learning Outcomes (Major Culmination) | 1 |
| Normative Issues (9 units) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Metaphysics and Epistemology (6 units) - Take One 9 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 4 | 7 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Total Units | 120-123 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies for the Philosophy Major
Twelve units of Complementary Studies are required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. These units must come from courses bearing a prefix other than PHIL, and not cross-listed with PHIL. Philosophy majors may pursue a multitude of pathways toward completing this requirement, designed by the student with approval of a department advisor.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Disjunctive History (3 units)
PHIL 301 Ancient Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C)
PHIL 302 Medieval Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C)
PHIL 410 Topics in the History of Philosophy (3 units)
PHIL 516 Islamic Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C, GP)
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Normative Issues (9 units)
PHIL 304 Ethics Bowl (3 units) (SJ)
PHIL 315 Introduction to Global Peace Studies (3 units) (UD-C, ES, GP, SJ)
PHIL 335 Law and Society (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
PHIL 373 The Ethics of Migration and Membership (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
PHIL 375/GPS 375 Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)
PHIL 378 Philosophy of Criminal Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PHIL 383 Ethics in Medicine (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PHIL 384 Philosophy of Research Ethics (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
PHIL 395 Ethical Issues: Science and Technology (3 units) (UD-B, SJ)
PHIL 435/I R 436 Human Rights in Global Perspective (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
PHIL 436 Islamic Political Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
PHIL 451 Feminist Moral Issues (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
PHIL 455/SXS 569 Sex and the Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PHIL 470 Environmental Ethics (3 units) (UD-C, ES, SJ)
PHIL 494 Philosophy and Personal Development (3 units) (UD-C)
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Additional Course (3–4 Units)
AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community (3 units) (CSLG, USG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AIS 205 American Indians and U.S. Laws (3 units) (USG, D3, AERM, SJ)
AIS 330 American Indian Law (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
ANTH 343/LABR 343 Women and Work (3 units)
BECA 324 Media Law (3 units)
C J 435/LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 501 Criminal Law (3 units)
EDAD 763 Law and Education (3 units)
GPS 375/PHIL 375 Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)
HIST 470 The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, USH, USG/CSLG, AERM, SJ)
HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, USH, USG/CSLG, AERM, SJ)
HIST 472 The Supreme Court and Social Change in U.S. History (3 units)
I R 330/IBUS 332 World Law (4 units)
JOUR 307 News Media Law (3 units)
JS 318/HIST 318 The Holocaust and Law: Complicity, Dissent, and Correction (3 units)
PLSI 308 Research and Writing for Public Law (4 units)
PLSI 422/I R 422 Law and Courts in Comparative Perspective (4 units) (GP)
PLSI 470/SXS 470/WGS 470 The Politics of Sex and Reproduction (4 units)
PLSI 478 Judicial Process (4 units) (SJ)
PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4 units) (SJ)
PLSI 553 Legal Issues (4 units)
PLSI 561 Jurisprudence (4 units)
RRS 250 Race, Ethnicity and Power in America (3 units) (D3, USG/CSLG, AERM, SJ)
USP 513/GEOG 668/PLSI 513 Politics, Law, and the Urban Environment (4 units)
SXS 455 Sex, Power, and Politics (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
WGS 536 Gender, Globalization, and Women's Human Rights (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)
WGS 563 Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Disability (3 units) (UD-D, GP)
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Metaphysics and Epistemology (6 units)
PHIL 350 Philosophy of Science (3 units) (UD-B)
PHIL 351 Philosophy of Risk (3 units) (UD-B, ES)
PHIL 605 Metaphysics (3 units)
PHIL 610 Theory of Knowledge (3 units)
PHIL 620 Philosophy of Mind (3 units)
PHIL 621 Minds, Brains, and Computers (3 units) (UD-B)
PHIL 630 Philosophy of Language (3 units)
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.