What courses do philosophy undergraduates have?
Although they are all philosophy courses, the specific arrangements of each school are different. The following information is for the reference of two universities: 1. The philosophy department of Fudan University adopted the method of "structure-function" to reform the curriculum system of philosophy specialty in an all-round way, and offered the following courses: the first class is "basic theory course", including: introduction to philosophy; Principles of Marxist philosophy; Introduction to logic; Introduction to psychology; Introduction to religion; Introduction to ethics; Introduction to aesthetics; Scientific and technological revolution and social development. The second category is "theoretical history course", including: the history of Marxist philosophy; History of China's philosophy; History of western philosophy; History of oriental thought and culture; Western ideological and cultural history; Western Marxism. The third category is "cross-curriculum", including: historical philosophy; Cultural philosophy; Political philosophy; Philosophy of law; Economic philosophy; Social philosophy; Philosophy of science; Management philosophy. The fourth category is "special courses", including: epistemological research; Metaphysical research; Kant's philosophy; A study of Marx and Engels' early philosophical thoughts: a study of modernization theory; Contemporary neo-Confucian studies; Applied ethics research. The fifth category is "skill category", including: oral English; Computer operation and application; Decision-making and management; Eloquence and expressive ability; Public relations and etiquette; Foreign secretary. Among the above courses, the first and second courses are theoretical philosophy courses, aiming at enabling undergraduates to have basic knowledge of philosophy; The third category is the course of applied philosophy, that is, expanding the knowledge of undergraduates and creating conditions for them to engage in research in other disciplines in the future; The fourth category is to improve the curriculum to prepare for the future development of undergraduate students to graduate students; The fifth category is the ability course, which prepares undergraduates for the society. In the above undergraduate course system, the first and second courses are compulsory, and the third, fourth and fifth courses are optional. 2. The main courses of the Department of Philosophy of Peking University: philosophy, religion, philosophy and logic of science and technology, introduction to philosophy, introduction to religion, general history of science, history of China's philosophy, history of religion, philosophy of science, history of western philosophy, history of China, introduction to Marxist philosophy, introduction to religious sociology, introduction to scientific communication, introduction to metaphysics, history of Christianity, sociology of science, aesthetic principles, history of Taoism, history of logic.