Capstone Policy Graduating majors will designate one course in their senior year as their Capstone experience. In addition to the normal course requirements the student will integrate as much as possible the various competencies developed throughout the student's foreign language study. This project will culminate in a class presentation to be delivered toward the end of the term, thereby giving graduating majors an opportunity to demonstrate their degree of proficiency in the target language, literature, and culture. A minor in French, German, or Spanish may be earned by presenting 12 hours in the designated language, with no more than 3 credits at the 100 level. A concentration in Philosophy leads to a degree in Basic Humanities.
Philosophy asks very basic questions about the nature of reality.
Part of being human is to be with others in a world, and philosoophy is also the growth of our relations with other people and with the world around and in us. We teach this growth in the form of the deepest reasoning we can give in response to our questions. In addition, each major must take at least three courses in any one of the six fields into which political science offerings are divided and at least one course in any three of the remaining five fields. Courses which appear in more than one field may not be counted twice. Psychologists seek to understand, predict and influence behavior through research into a wide range of issues which affect human functioning, including social, physiological, developmental, cognitive and emotional factors.