396, 397: Special Topics in Philosophy. Goal: To engage students in a focused and careful study of a particular area of philosophical inquiry. Content: Topics will vary according to the interests of the students and the instructor. Possible topics include philosophical sub-fields such as metaphysics or aesthetics, philosophical issues such as those of the understanding of personal identity or the implications of gender in philosophical expression, philosophical schools such as pragmatism or modern British empiricism, and the work of a particularly significant philosopher such as Plato, Kant, or Arendt. Taught: Alternate years. Prerequisite: Any 300-level PHI course or permission of instructor. Credit: 3; 3 hours. 451: Directed Independent Study.
Goal: To engage an individual student in a sustained research project which culminates in the writing of a paper. Content: Topic varies according to the interests of the student. Taught: Offered occasionally. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit: 1-6 hours. 452/199: Field Study.
Goal: To introduce students to on-site experience of specific vocations in their major. Content: Actual work experience. Taught: Fall, Spring. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and program director. Credit: 1-9 hours. 499: Honors Thesis.
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