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Bachelor of Philosophy (B.Phil)
Purpose
The purpose of the Bachelor of Philosophy program at Sacred Heart Major Seminary is to provide an undergraduate degree in a two-year format with a major in philosophy for students who already possess a bachelor degree.
Goals
- Students are capable of reading and listening, writing and speaking with acumen.
- Students are capable of inquiry, i.e., thinking logically and abstractly, and analyzing critically.
- Students know the cultural heritage, ancient and modern, that belongs to them and their fellow citizens.
- Students have a capacity for exploring the life and problems of their own communities and other societies and nations.
- Students understand the basic principles and practices of the way the natural sciences and technology approach reality.
- Students appreciate the fundamental principles of mathematics and understand the way mathematics is applied in science and everyday life.
- Students assess human activities and endeavors according to a transcendent standard of objective and universal truth.
| Course of Study (66 credit hours) |
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| Communication Arts (3 credit hours) |
| CLA 154 |
Critical Research |
3 cr |
| Course may be waived if satisfactory credits have been earned in the student's first bachelor degree. |
| Languages (12 credit hours) |
| LAT 121 |
Introductory Latin I |
3 cr |
| LAT 122 |
Introductory Latin II |
3 cr |
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Spanish
(or another pastoral language) |
6 cr |
Music (5 credit hours) |
| MUS 315 |
Vocal Proficiency |
2 cr |
| MUS 350 |
The Art of Liturgical Music |
3 cr |
Theology (13 credit hours) |
| THE 123 |
Introduction to Theology |
2 cr |
| THE 210 |
Introduction to Liturgy and Sacraments |
2 cr |
| THE 219 |
Introduction to the Catholic Church |
2 cr |
| THE 243 |
Introduction to Spirituality |
2 cr |
| THE 249 |
Introduction to Sacred Scripture |
3 cr |
| THE 274 |
Introduction to Moral Theology |
2 cr |
Philosophy (33 credit hours) |
| PHL 230 |
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy |
3 cr |
| PHL 242 |
Modern Philosophy |
3 cr |
| PHL 250 |
Contemporary Philosophy |
3 cr |
| PHL 300 |
Epistemology |
3 cr |
| PHL 350 |
Philosophy of Nature |
3 cr |
| PHL 365 |
Philosophical Anthropology |
3 cr |
| PHL 380 |
Natural Theology |
3 cr |
| PHL 410 |
Ethics |
3 cr |
| PHL 420 |
Political Philosophy |
3 cr |
| PHL 450 |
Metaphysics |
3 cr |
| PHL 499 |
Capstone Seminar |
3 cr |
Program Requirements
- A minimum of 66 credit hours must be earned through completion of the course of study.
- No less than 30 credit hours shall be earned in residence at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
- Transferring students must earn credit for a minimum of two courses in philosophy at SHMS and complete a minimum of one full year of study at SHMS before qualifying for the degree.
- Students must maintain a C average (2.0) for the required 60 semester hours (120 quality points).
- Students must maintain a C average (2.0) for the courses earned in philosophy.
Admissions Process
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