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The Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking

Prerequisites:

1. Completion of PHIL 102, Logic and Critical Thinking, and CMST 255, Argumentation and Debate, or equivalents.

2. Upper-division standing.

Course Requirements for the Certificate: 21 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this certificate.

2 courses required:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
PHIL 201 History of Ancient Philosophy   3.0 FS  GE
Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics through Stoicism, including movements and figures such as Pythagoreanism, Plato, Aristotle, and Epicureanism. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007181)
PHIL 380 Intermediate Logic   3.0 FA  
In this course students will learn classical propositional and predicate logic. The syntax, semantics and deductive systems of a few formal systems will be studied. 3 hours discussion. (007196)

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
PHIL 304 Analytic Philosophy   3.0 SP  
Study of central figures in analytic philosophy, including Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, and Kripke, emphasizing philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. 3 hours seminar. (007203)
PHIL 320 Ethics   3.0 SP  
An introduction to moral theory, including such figures as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. Alternative views concerning fundamental moral questions will be explored. 3 hours seminar. (007190)
PHIL 340 Social and Political Philosophy   3.0 FS  
A philosophical examination of the nature and function of the human community and the political state, and of the implications for individual life of alternative conceptions of society and politics. 3 hours seminar. (007198)
PHIL 360 Theory of Knowledge (Epistemology)   3.0 FA  
Philosophical studies of the sources, nature, and criteria of knowledge; alternative approaches to problems of perception, meaning, and truth. 3 hours seminar. (007188)
PHIL 361 Metaphysics   3.0 SP  
An examination of basic metaphysical problems, such as free will, the mind-body problem, life after death, and some of the systems of thought that attempt to deal with them. 3 hours seminar. (007189)
PHIL 420 Contemporary Moral Theory   3.0 FA  GW
Prerequisite: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
An analysis of twentieth-century ethical theory. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (007270)
PHIL 421 Seminar in Special Issues in Social and Political Philosophy   3.0 SP  GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
Intensive reading and discussion of special issues in social and political philosophy. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (007319)
PHIL 480 Advanced Logic   3.0 SP  
Prerequisites: PHIL 380, faculty permission.
Systematic treatment of truth functions and quantifiers; introduction to mathematical logic. Topics include syntax, semantics, and metatheory for the propositional and predicate calculi, elementary set theory. Russell's paradox, infinite sets. 3 hours discussion. (007195)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
ENGL 333 Advanced Composition for Future Teachers   3.0 FS  GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; ENGL 375 recommended.
Advanced practice in writing and in using writing in the classroom for single- and multiple-subject credential candidates. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (003436)
ENGL 335 Rhetoric and Writing   3.0 FS  GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
Practice in writing and revising prose that informs and persuades effectively, based on a study of classical and modern rhetorical principles. Open to all students; required of all English majors, including credential candidates, who should take it by the end of their junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (003488)

6 units selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
PHIL 689 Internship in Teaching Philosophy   3.0 FS  
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and faculty permission.
Supervised collaborative training in teaching, normally completed in two consecutive semesters. Focus in the first semester is on developing class plans and instructional communication skills. Focus in the second semester is on creating syllabi and developing competence in assessment. Registration is by arrangement with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (007333)
PHIL 690 Project in Applied Philosophy   1.0 -6.0 FS  
This course is a culminating project in the Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking and is offered for 1.0-6.0 units. It focuses on communication and application of critical thinking techniques in professional and commercial contexts. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 18.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (007334)
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