Dec 04, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog
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PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy and the Arts


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3A
This course will introduce students to basic concepts in philosophy as applied to the arts through the lens of a particular theme, and in relationship with other disciplines. 

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3A - Arts
Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PHIL 120 or PHIL 130.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall Alternate Years


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. Introduction to academic, argumentative writing.
  2. Introduction to core understandings of art in philosophical or religious traditions, relevant concepts, and historical context.
  3. Cultivate an openness to the ideas of others and a self-awareness of the strengths and limitations of one’s own aesthetic opinions.
  4. Learn the basics of analyzing the arguments and interpretations of others and creating original arguments and interpretations of one’s own.


GE-3A. Arts Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate the impact of the arts on their life.
  2. Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the arts.
  3. Describe the ways that diverse identities influence the creation and experience of art.
  4. Identify the role of art in diverse settings.



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