Metaphysics PHIL 505 Medieval Philosophy

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PHIL 504 Ancient Philosophy PHIL 506 Modern and Contemporary Graduate Philosophy Elective Year Two Fall Semester Spring Semester PHIL 502 Nature and Knowledge PHIL 503 Morality and Action PHIL 511 Special Topics in Philosophy PHIL 599 M.A. Thesis Graduate Philosophy Elective Conditions of Enrollment Continuance in the program is subject to review each semester. Students must be in good academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or higher) to continue and to maintain any scholarship or financial aid. If a student receives a final grade of C - or lower in any course, they will be required to retake the course or, at the program director’s discretion, to resubmit selected assignments. Five-Year Philosophy B.A. / M.A. Program (4+1) Ave Maria University offers a 4+1, B.A., M.A. program for undergraduate majors in philosophy. Academically exceptional students may receive permission to enter the five-year (4+1) program from the director of the M.A. program in philosophy during their junior year and begin planning their coursework with their advisor at that time. All undergraduate students who want to take any PHIL class coded 500 level and above must complete an online Approval Form available from the Registrar’s office. Students in the B.A., M.A. five -year program can begin taking graduate -level courses during their junior and senior year. A formal application to the M.A. program is to be completed in the fall of the senior year. Students do not become degree - seeking M.A. students until they have been accepted into the M.A. program and have completed their B.A. degree. The successful completion of the B.A. component of the five -year program includes: the completion of 128 credits of coursework satisfying all Ave Maria University core requirements and course requirements specific to the five -year program by the end of the fourth year of study. The successful completion of the M.A. component of the five -year program includes: the successful completion of 24 additional credit hours while enrolled at the graduate-level and of requirements specified by the five-year plan (40 total graduate-level credit hours during the 5 years). As a result, students in the five -year program will earn both a B.A. and an M.A. in Philosophy. Five-Year Philosophy B.A./M.A. Program (4+1) Freshman Year Fall Semester Spring Semester THEO 105 Sacred Scripture MATH 110, 120, 150, or 151 RETP 101 Rhetoric and Poetics I RETP 102 Rhetoric and Poetics II HIST 101 Western Civilization I HIST 102 Western Civilization II LATN 101 Elementary Latin LATN 102 Intermediate Latin Sophomore Year Fall Semester Spring Semester PHIL 205 Nature and Person PHIL 206 Ethics Science with Lab THEO 205 Sacred Doctrine General Elective POLT 203 American Civilization General Elective General Elective Junior Year Fall Semester Spring Semester PHIL 203 Logic PHIL 505 Medieval Philosophy PHIL 504 Ancient Philosophy Philosophy Elective Philosophy Elective General Elective General Elective General Elective Senior Year Fall Semester Spring Semester PHIL 506 Modern and Contemporary Phil PHIL 490 Senior Seminar General Elective PHIL 501 Metaphysics THEO 400 Living in Christ General Elective General Elective General Elective Fifth Year Fall Semester Spring Semester PHIL 502 Nature and Knowledge PHIL 503 Morality and Action PHIL 511 Special Topics in Philosophy PHIL 599 M.A. Thesis Graduate Philosophy Elective Graduate Philosophy Elective Course Descriptions (*) Denotes course that can be taken in junior or senior undergraduate year as part of the 4+1 program. Only 16 credits taken prior to the B.A. can count towards completion of the M.A. in Philosophy. PHIL 501 METAPHYSICS Guided by the texts of St. Thomas Aquinas and both his predecessors and successors, this course addresses the purpose of philosophy, the first principles of nature and being as finite and infinite, the transcendentals, and God. A significant portion of the course also offers students a foundation in philosophical logic. This course is cross -listed with PHIL 300H Honors Metaphysics (Metaphysics for Majors).