{"id":613,"date":"2013-10-15T17:36:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T21:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/?p=613"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:42:27","slug":"philosophy-b-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/philosophy-b-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy, B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/career.uri.edu\/channels\/philosophy-b-a\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Major to Career<\/h2><p>Explore career outcomes, jobs, internships and more for this major.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CCEE Virtual Career Center<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Advising Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The B.A. in philosophy is concerned with teaching the methodology of clear and logical thinking. In addition, it deals with ultimate questions of human existence, such as the nature of morality, the purpose of human life, the place of humans in the universe, the problem of evil, the nature of scientific theorizing, and more. For students interested in attending seminary or pursuing a graduate degree in religious studies, we also offer a Religious Studies option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/caroline-phillips\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web.jpg 720w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web-364x471.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web-500x647.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/caroline-phillips\/\">Caroline Phillips<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Academic Advising<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2963<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:caroline_phillips@uri.edu\">caroline_phillips@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Philosophy B.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-2026-2027.pdf\">2026<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-_2025-2026-_Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Track_-2024-2025-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-2023-2024-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-2022-2023-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-2021.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Religious Studies Option<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Religious-Studies-2026-2027.pdf\">2026<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Religious-Studies-2025-2026_Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Religious-Studies-Track-2024-2025-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Religious-Studies-2023-2024-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Religious-Studies-2022-2023-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Philosophy-BA-Religious-Studies-2021.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Entry Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete 24 units and have a minimum GPA of 2.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete URI 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/philosophy\/\" title=\"\">internship credit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Advising Resources The B.A. in philosophy is concerned with teaching the methodology of clear and logical thinking. 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