The request to create PHIL 1106 and revise catalog copy of PHIL 1105

Date: May 30, 2013
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: May 29, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2013

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Catalog Copy

PHIL 1105. Critical Thinking. (3) (W) Fundamental skills of clear thinking that will help people reason better during communication, problem-solving, and design, particularly as these integrate scientific/engineering efforts with social needs and values. The course will focus on clarifying goals, identifying constraints, and generating and evaluating ideas or solutions. A student is ineligible to take this course if credit has already been received for PHIL 1106. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PHIL 1106. Critical Thinking. (3). Fundamental skills of clear thinking that will help people reason better during communication, problem-solving, and design, particularly as these integrate scientific/engineering efforts with social needs and values. The course will focus on clarifying goals, identifying constraints, and generating and evaluating ideas or solutions. Note that this course does not fulfill a ‘W’ requirement. A student is ineligible to take this course if credit has already been received for PHIL 1105. (Fall, Spring, Summer)