Philosophy

Description

The Philosophy Major introduces students to the fundamental methods of philosophical enquiry, gives a historical overview of western philosophy from the Ancients to contemporary philosophical thought, and then allows students to develop their individual philosophical interest within a broad range of topic-oriented courses across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Students complete a core of four mandatory courses, covering the history of philosophy, philosophical logic, and a ‘stocktaking course’ to be taken in the final year, PL3050, which is designed to test and reinforce a student’s ability to articulate philosophy’s different disciplines.

Students select three courses, each of which establishes the questions, methods and historical context of a sub-discipline: ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, epistemology and metaphysics. Students then specialize in one or two of these disciplines by choosing three upper-level courses. The upper-level courses typically stage an encounter between philosophy and its outside: another discipline or practice, such as political economy or cinema.

Finally, at the end of the degree, students are required to publically present their research in philosophy before a jury.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline Fall Admission : Round 1 by 15 November; Round 2 by 1 February; Round 3 by 15 March; Round 4 by 1 June; Round 5 after 1 June; Spring Admission: Round 1 by 1 October; Round 2 by 15 November; Round 3 after 15 November Tuition fee

• EUR 26590 Year (EEA)
• EUR 26590 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date January,September 2015 Credits 128
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• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Requirements for the Major in Philosophy

FirstBridge

• 8 FirstBridge courses change every year

General Education Requirements

• 8 EN 1010 College Writing, EN 2020 Writing and Criticism
• 8 French through FR 1200 Elementary French Language and Culture II
• 4 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
• 4 Social Experience and Organization
• 4 from either of the above two categories
• Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations

Core courses I - History and Method (17 credits)

• PL 1100 History of Philosophy I: from Ancient to Medieval
• PL 1200 History of Philosophy II: from Renaissance to Modern
• MA 1040 Discrete Mathematics
• PL 3050 Philosophy’s Conjunctions: Existence, Value, Truth
• PL 4075 Portfolio

Core courses II - The open questions, the key texts (12 credits)

Choose three courses:

• PL 2041 Environmental Ethics
• PL 2070 Philosophy of Mind
• PL/AH 3074 Philosophy of Aesthetics
• PL/PO 2003 Introduction to Political Philosophy
• PL 2036 Metaphysics, Science and Rationalism
• PL 2037 Empiricism, Skepticism and Materialism

Electives – Exploring your questions (12 credits)

Choose three courses:

• PL 3010 Phenomenology and Existentialism
• PL 3020 Philosophy and the Body
• PL 3047 Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle
• PL/PO 3076 Political and Philosophical Modernity: Kant and Hegel
• PL 2071 Critique of Political Economy: Smith and Marx
• PL/UR 2015 Philosophy and the City
• PL/CL 3017 Key Texts of Antiquity
• PL/CL 3030 Philosophy and Theatre
• PL/FM 2095 Philosophy and Film
• PL 3079 Modern Critical Theory
• BA 3012 Business Ethics
• CL/PL/PY 4000 Topics in Comparative Literature, Philosophy, and Psychology where topic is appropriate
• CL/LW 3027 Law, Morality, Society
• CL 2085 Literary Theory and Criticism
• PL 4095 Senior Thesis

Plus general electives to total 128 credits

Requirements

Application requirements - what you need to submit to us

An application to The American University of Paris requires several supporting documents and sometimes tests. Most requirements can be uploaded directly in your online application. We cannot provide you with a decision until we receive all of your documents.

• Online application form
• Personal statements
• Extracurricular activites and work experience
• Two letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts
• English language test
• SAT/ACT test scores (optional)

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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• Alumni Study Travel Fund

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Funding

Financial aid and scholarships

An AUP education is an important investment in your future, and we work hard to make it an affordable one. Our tuition and costs are competitive with those of small, selective universities in the United States, and we offer merit scholarships and need- and merit-based financial aid that make affording AUP even more manageable.