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Detail for CIP Code 38.0101

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Title: Philosophy.

Definition: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.

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38.0101 Philosophy. No substantive changes 38.0101 Philosophy.
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  • Open38) PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    • Open38.00) Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.
      • 38.0001) Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.
    • Open38.01) Philosophy.
      • 38.0101) Philosophy.
      • 38.0102) Logic.
      • 38.0103) Ethics.
      • 38.0104) Applied and Professional Ethics.
      • 38.0199) Philosophy, Other.
    • Open38.02) Religion/Religious Studies.
      • 38.0201) Religion/Religious Studies.
      • 38.0202) Buddhist Studies.
      • 38.0203) Christian Studies.
      • 38.0204) Hindu Studies.
      • 38.0205) Islamic Studies.
      • 38.0206) Jewish/Judaic Studies.
      • 38.0207) Talmudic Studies.
      • 38.0208) Catholic Studies.
      • 38.0209) Mormon Studies.
      • 38.0299) Religion/Religious Studies, Other.
    • Open38.99) Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.
      • 38.9999) Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.