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2011-2012 Undergraduate Philosophy Course Offering

Winter 2012  |  Spring 2012  |  Summer 2012 
Proposed Courses  Fall 2012
Independent Studies (Research, Thesis, Reading & Conference)

Courses that Satisfy Undergraduate Bachelor's Degree Requirements
Philosophy Course Descriptions from the UO Catalog
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UO Class Schedule

Winter 2012

All Winter 2012 Philosophy Classes

Spring 2012

All Spring 2012 Philosophy Classes

 Summer 2012

All Summer 2012 Philosophy Classes

Fall 2012 (proposed)

  • 101 Philosophical Problems (Johnson)
  • 103 Critical Reasoning (GTF)
  • 110 Human Nature (Vallega)
  • 170 Love and Sex (GTF)
  • 211 Existentialism (GTF)
  • 307 Social and Political Philosophy (Koopman)
  • 310 History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (Warnek)
  • 315 Feminist Philosophy (Mann)
  • 331 Philosophy in Literature (Vallega)
  • 332 Philosophy of Film (Brence)
  • 345 Human Place in the Cosmos (Vallega-Neu)
  • 350 Metaphysics (Warnek)
  • 399 Philosophy of Disaster (Zack)
  • 407 Philosophy of Cognitive Science (Johnson)
  • 407 Queer Philosophy (Mann)
  • 410 Honors Workshop (Stawarska)
  • 453 19th-Century Philosophers: Nietzsche (Vallega-Neu)
  • 463 20th-Century Philosophers: Foucault and Deleuze -- Philosophy as Cultural Critique (Koopman)
  • 463 20th-Century Philosophers: Royce (Pratt)

The course schedule for 2012-2013 is still in the planning stages, although we expect to finalize it before the end of February 2012. As soon as our course schedule becomes final, it will be posted here.

Independent Studies

The following Independent Study courses are offered every term:

  • PHIL 401: Research
  • PHIL 403: Thesis
  • PHIL 405: Reading & Conference

If a student plans to register for an independent study course, she or he must complete an Independent Study Agreement and submit signed copies to the instructor and department office. The Undergrduate Program Coordinator will enter registration authorization. The student still must register through DUCKWEB.

For PHIL 405: Reading and Conference, students should plan to meet with the instructor for at least one hour per week for every four credit hours registered. A two credit registration, for example, would involve at least five hours of meetings during a term. In addition to specified readings, instructors, in most cases, will also assign some written work.

Research and Thesis courses (401 and 403) should involve a larger written component but may not involve as many meeting hours. A four-hour course, for example, might involve four hours of meetings to discuss the student's work during the term.

In most cases, independent study courses should be taken on the P/NP grade option. Regardless of the grade option, instructors should provide a clear statement of what will be required for the course and how each requirement will relate to the final grade.

In general, undergraduate students cannot use Research, Thesis, or Reading & Conference courses to satisfy the history, logic, or author course requirements. Exceptions must be arranged in advance with the instructor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies.