PHILOS 198A
Honors Research in Philosophy
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Tutorial, two hours. Limited to junior/senior philosophy honors program students. To be taken in conjunction with one upper-division philosophy lecture course, either concurrently or in subsequent term, under direct supervision of lecture course instructor. Advanced work related to lecture course, further reading, and preparation of 12- to 15-page paper representing original research. Courses 198A and 198B must be taken in conjunction with two different lecture courses, and both must be taken to satisfy departmental honors requirement. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. Letter grading.
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