# Philosophy (PHIL) courses

Woodland Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 3 courses

Source: https://wcc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WCC-Catalog-2026-27.pdf#page=206

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### PHIL-1 — Introduction to Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level composition course
- **C-ID:** PHIL 100
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Letter Grade Only
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 3
- Cal-GETC: 3B

Introduces students to the nature and practice of philosophic inquiry by focusing on traditional philosophic issues from a multicultural perspective. Particular emphasis will be given to classic Western philosophers as well as classic Eastern sources.

### PHIL-2 — Ethics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** PHIL 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md)
- Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 3
- Cal-GETC: 3B

This course offers students an overview of ethical issues, moral reasoning, and questions concerning the good and flourishing life for individuals and groups. It provides a chronological exploration of ethical theories, tracing the development from ancient Greek philosophy through medieval and modern times to contemporary ethical dilemmas. Students will examine how ethical thought has evolved, engaging with key thinkers and schools of thought.

### PHIL-20 — World Religions

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level composition course
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Letter Grade Only
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 3
- Cal-GETC: 3B

A survey of the beliefs and practices of Eastern and Western religious traditions. Emphasis will be given to the origin and development of each tradition, its major forms of expression, and the various ways in which each tradition addresses the most fundamental questions of human existence.