676 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences of these courses, if they are being countedfor the political science major or minor, may count toward another major or minor. Similarly, if any of these courses are being counted for a major or minor that is not political science, they cannot be countedfor the major or minor requirements of political science. Philosophy Departmental Honors Please see weber.edu/honors/contracts.html for a list of current Departmental Honors contracts and Departmental Honors Advisors. For additional information about the Honors Program, please refer to the Honors Program section of the WSU Catalog Political Science Departmental Honors Please see weber.edu/honors/contracts.html for a list of current Departmental Honors contracts and Departmental Honors Advisors. For additional information about the Honors Program, please refer to the Honors Program section of the WSU Catalog Course Descriptions - PHIL College of Political Science and Philosophy PHIL 1000 HU - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Online] An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy, with special emphasis on topics pertaining to the nature of reality, the theory of knowledge, and value theory. PHIL 1120 HU - Contemporary Moral Problems Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Full Sem] An introduction to ethical theories and their application to contemporary moral issues, such as human cloning, abortion, and physician-assisted suicide. PHIL 1250 HU - Critical Thinking Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Online] An introduction to informal logic, focusing on issues of logical form, standards of good and bad reasoning, and argumentative writing. PHIL 2200 - Deductive Logic Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Full Sem] An introduction to the concepts and methods of modern symbolic logic. Emphasis is placed on problems of translating English expressions into logical symbols, on the development of skills in using the formal proof procedures of sentential and predicate logic, and development of the predicate calculus. PHIL 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and number of credits authorized will appear on the student's transcript. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours. PHIL 3010 - History of Philosophy: Classical & Medieval Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] even years A survey of the major philosophers and issues from the Presocratics to the beginning of the early modern period, covering such major figures as Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. PHIL 3020 - History of Philosophy: Modern Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] odd years A topical survey of the major philosophers and issues from the seventeenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century (Descartes to Kant). PHIL 3150 - Existentialism Credits: (3) An examination of central themes in Existentialism, including anxiety, dread, freedom, awareness of death, and the consciousness and meaning of existence. These themes will be traced through the writings of such writers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre, and Simone de Beauvior. PHIL 3200 - Philosophy of Democracy Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] odd years An examination of the ideals of and justifications for democratic institutions. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog