*Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses
Course # |
Course Title and Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHI 112 |
Ethics *GT - Examines human life, experience, and thought in order to discover and develop the principles and values for pursuing a more fulfilled existence. Theories designed to justify ethical judgments are applied to a selection of contemporary personal and social issues. | 3 |
PHI 113 |
Logic *GT - Studies effective thinking using language-oriented logic. Provides tools and develops skills for creative and critical thinking. Emphasizes the development of decision-making and problem-solving. | 3 |
PHI 114 |
Comparative Religions *GT - Introduces students to the similarities and differences among concepts predominant in the major world religions, comparing sociological, philosophical, and phenomenological similarities between major world faiths. It is designed to transfer to any four-year college philosophy, religious studies or humanities department. | 3 |
PHI 115 |
World Religions - West - Introduces the student to the common and different concepts predominant in the major world religions. Includes sociological, political, psychological, and philosophical aspects of a variety of belief systems. Focuses on the concept of religion as a cultural system, and a way that people make sense of a complex world. Particular emphasis is placed on how myths, legends, and folk tales reveal religious concerns. | 3 |
PHI 116 |
World Religions - East - Emphasizes the diversity and richness of Eastern Religions within a cross-cultural context. Concepts such as fate, reincarnation, enlightenment and morality are analyzed. | 3 |
PHI 124 |
Introduction to Islam - Introduces the Islamic religious tradition and considers its significance in the modern world. The course investigates the history of Islam, Islamic beliefs and practices, Islamics sects, Sufism, and contemporary issues of Islamic extremism, women in Islam, and Islam in the West. | 3 |
PHI 203 |
Intro to Buddhism - Introduces students to the history, philosophy and practices of Buddhist tradition. This course in no way intends to be comprehensive but rather surveys the many manifestations of Buddhism through an exploration of foundational aspects, the evolution and spread of Buddhist philosophical and spiritual ideals, and aspects of Buddhism as it exists in the modern world. | 3 |