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      "markdown": "Program Code: SAC.PHIL.AA\n\nProgram Control Number: 04240"
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The associate degree curriculum in philosophy prepares students to move into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree. The baccalaureate degree is intended for those students who plan to teach philosophy, or for pre-professional students in such areas as theology and law, and as a foundation for graduate studies in the areas of library science, diplomacy, theoretical physical science, and specialized historical studies.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s):**\n\n1.  demonstratestrong skills in critical thinking, logical analysis, and analytical writing\n2.  demonstrate anunderstanding of the core historical and contemporary ideas central to the discipline"
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          "title": "Introduction to Philosophy",
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          "code": "PHIL 108",
          "title": "Ethics",
          "units": "3",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 110",
          "title": "Critical Thinking",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 111",
          "title": "Introductory Logic",
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          "code": "PHIL 112",
          "title": "World Religions",
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        },
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 118",
          "title": "History of Philosophy",
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          "text": "Electives: Select any two of the following courses:",
          "units": "6"
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          "code": "ARTH C1100",
          "title": "Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era",
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          "code": "ENGL 233A",
          "title": "Shakespeare's Comedies and Romances",
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          "code": "ENGL 271",
          "title": "Survey of World Literature I",
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          "code": "ENGL 272",
          "title": "Survey of World Literature II",
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          "title": "World Civilizations to the 16th Century",
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          "code": "IDS 121",
          "title": "Humanities Through the Arts",
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