• PHIL 4461: Moral Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205G or PHIL 205H or PSY 1010 or PSY 101H) and University Advanced Standing. Analyzes questions about how people engage in moral thinking and in moral behavior from the perspectives of the philosophy of mind, ethics and psychology. Explores topics such as virtue and character, reason and passion, altruism and egoism, agency and responsibility, and moral intuitions.
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• PHIL 4470: Philosophy of Mind

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Explores central questions concerning the nature of the mind. Includes such topics as personal identity, the mind-body problem, other minds, mental causation, and externalism.
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• PHIL 4480: Philosophy of Language

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Explores the central issues in the philosophy of language. Includes the study of such issues as truth, meaning, reference and descriptions, names and demonstratives, speech acts, metaphor and private language. Includes the study of such philosophers as W.V.O. Quine, A Tarski, D. Davidson, J. Searle, J. Derrida, C. Levi-Strauss, F. Saussure, L. Wittgenstein, K. Donnellan, S. Kripke, D. Kaplan, H.P. Grice, B. Russell, and P.F. Strawson.
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• PHIL 450R: Interdisciplinary Senior Ethics Seminar

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval and University Advanced Standing. For integrated studies majors and other interested students. Addresses ethical issues dealing with discipline specific subject matter, i.e., nursing, behavioral, physical, social sciences, etc. Subject matter will vary each semester. Taught by Philosophy faculty in cooperation with faculty of appropriate departments. Repeatable three times for credit with different subjects. See Philosophy Department office for specific topics.
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• PHIL 451R: Ethical Theory Seminar

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Offers detailed investigation of selected ethical theories central to the Western philosophical tradition. Repeatable up to 12 credit hours with different topics.
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• PHIL 452G: Topics in Value Theory GI

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Provides an opportunity for students to conduct an in-depth study of specific topics in value theory. Considers theoretical questions about the nature of value, meaning, and purpose in human life. Focuses on theoretical inquiries into the value of particular human activities, especially as they pertain to civic engagement. Considers topics including, but not limited to, micro aggressions, implicit bias, accessibility, inclusivity, and intersectionality. Emphasizes the rigorous analysis of arguments and offers not only the opportunity for students to develop their own original critical analysis and argument but also the opportunity for students to apply their learning outside the classroom. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
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• PHIL 452R: Topics in Value Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 1000 or PHIL 100H or PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205H or PHIL 205G or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150 or instructor approval) and University Advanced Standing. Provides an opportunity for students to conduct an in-depth study of specific topics in value theory. Considers theoretical questions about the nature of value, meaning, and purpose in human life. Includes the objectivity or subjectivity of value; the sources of value in human life; the nature and importance of art; the value of relationships, community, humor, and/or play; and related theoretical inquiries into the value of particular human activities. Emphasizes the rigorous analysis of arguments and offers the opportunity for students to develop their own original critical analysis and argument. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
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• PHIL 480R: Philosophy Capstone Prep

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): PHIL 1250 or PHIL 2110 or PHIL 2150, University Advanced Standing. Prepares students to successfully complete a Philosophy Research Capstone thesis. Provides resources for formulating a thesis, identifying faculty adviser(s), and completing a one-page thesis proposal and an annotated bibliography of works to be consulted for the thesis project. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits toward graduation.
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• PHIL 481R: Internship

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Departmental chair approval and University Advanced Standing. Allows philosophy students to receive credit for service as an intern in a governmental, not for profit, or private agency apart from their regular employment. Provides practical and research development in selected areas of service related to students' academic and/or professional interests or goals. Internship must be supervised by agency representative. Must be approved by philosophy internship advisor and department chair and written contracts must be completed and signed. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credit hours toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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• PHIL 490R: Independent Study

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Departmental Approval and University Advanced Standing. Provides independent study as directed in reading and individual projects. May be repeated for up to 6 total credits toward graduation.
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