Course Descriptions
Occupational Internship OI-149
PHIL-104 1-4 units
Occupational Internship: General Work Experience OI 16-72 The purpose of this course is to enable eligible students to include supervised on-the-job training as an integral part of the total college educational program. This is accomplished through a planned program of learning experiences, which combines academic and vocational learning at school with new learning experiences on the job in an occupational setting. May be taken 4 times for credit. Prerequisite: None. Each student must be enrolled for the full semester and complete 7 units (including the occupational internship) or be enrolled in the Alternative Plan. A training agreement must be completed prior to registration. Please refer to the Occupational Internship Student Handbook for specific information. Not transferable
Philosophy PHIL-101
3 units
Introduction to Philosophy I LEC 48-54 This course is a general introduction to some of the central problems of philosophy. Students will study classical, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers as a basis for the discussion of epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics and aesthetics. The ability to think reflectively and critically will be emphasized. Prerequisite: None. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/CSU-IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-101H
3 units
Honors Introduction to Philosophy I LEC 48-54 This course is a general introduction to some of the central problems of philosophy. Students will study classical, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers as a basis for the discussion of epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics and aesthetics. The ability to think reflectively and critically will be emphasized. Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Honors Enrichment Program. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-103
3 units
Logic LEC 48-54 This course emphasizes the study of formal deductive logic with minor treatment of inductive and informal logic. Students will study Aristotelian Logic, Modern Deductive Logic and Quantification. The focus will be on the analysis and critique of valid and invalid argument forms, soundness, rules of inference, logical puzzles, diagramming arguments and Venn diagrams. The course will stress the critical analysis of arguments and critical reasoning skills. Prerequisite: None. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C or AA/AS D2--Transfers to both
UC/CSU--CSU Area(s): A3
PHIL-103H
3 units
Honors Logic LEC 48-54 This course emphasizes the study of formal deductive logic with minor treatment of inductive and informal logic. Students will study Aristotelian Logic, Modern Deductive Logic and Quantification. The focus will be on the analysis and critique of valid and invalid argument forms, soundness, rules of inference, logical puzzles, diagramming arguments and Venn diagrams. The course will stress the critical analysis of arguments and critical reasoning skills. Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Honors Enrichment Program. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C or AA/AS D2--Transfers to both UC/CSU--CSU Area(s): A3
240
3 units
World Religions LEC 48-54 This course is an introduction to the main religions of the world: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This course is also an objective study of the essential beliefs and practices of these religions. Prerequisite: None. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-105
3 units
Introduction to Ethics LEC 48-54 This course introduces the students to basic ethical writings from the ancients to the present. Studies include free will and determinism, good and evil, the concepts of right and wrong, whether morality is relative to different cultures, the limits of moral obligations to others, contemporary moral issues such as famine and the distribution of wealth and the application of moral values to our everyday life. Some of the philosophers studied are Plato, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean Paul Sartre, Peter Singer, and James Rachels. Prerequisite: None. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-105H
3 units
Honors Introduction to Ethics LEC 48-54 This course introduces the students to basic ethical writings from the ancients to the present. Studies include free will and determinism, good and evil, the concepts of right and wrong, whether morality is relative to different cultures, the limits of moral obligations to others, contemporary moral issues such as famine and the distribution of wealth and the application of moral values to our everyday life. Some of the philosophers studied are Plato, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean Paul Sartre, Peter Singer, and James Rachels. Prerequisite: None. Transfers to both UC/CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-108
3 units
Contemporary Religions in the United States of America LEC 48-54 A study of religious beliefs and practices in United States of America with special reference to proliferation of Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Eastern religions of European and Asian origins. Insights of religious and philosophic undertones of the American society will be highlighted in this course. Prerequisite: None. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-109
3 units
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy LEC 48-54 Critical study of the origin and development of major philosophical views from the period of the ancient Greeks and Romans and continuing through the Middle Ages, with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Boethius and St. Thomas. Prerequisite: None. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL-101. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/ CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
PHIL-110
3 units
Renaissance and Modern Philosophy LEC 48-54 Critical study of the philosophic systems and ideas from the renaissance through the modern period which have had a dominant impact on Western civilization, with special emphasis on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant. Prerequisite: None. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL-101. AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C--Transfers to both UC/CSU--IGETC Area(s): 3B--CSU Area(s): C2
Mt. San Jacinto College 2008-2009 Catalog