Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Structuralism: Existentialism & Phenomnlgy

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Describe philosophical concerns and contributions of philosophers associated with recent philosophical movements in France and Germany.

• Analyze philosophical texts to identify key terms, arguments or ideas.

• Construct and communicate arguments to support a philosophical position or textual interpretation.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Comprehension quizzes	40%
Oral assessments	30%
Creative response project	20%
Start of term check-in meeting	10%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93%	A
92-90%	A-
89-88%	B+
87-82%	B
81-80%	B-
79-78%	C+
77-72%	C
71-70%	C-
69-68%	D+
67-62%	D
61-60%	D-
<60%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Making up a missed assignment is permitted on a case-by-case basis. When possible, the instructor should be notified before the assignment deadline. Requests for deadline extensions due to unexpected health, personal or family emergencies may require a note from an appropriate vetting authority. Work that is turned in late without any explanation from the student will result in a loss of points or a 0 for the assignment, at the instructor's discretion.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Albert Camus, The Plague (translated by Laura Marris; Vintage Books, 2022). ISBN: 0593082095

• Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea (translated by Lloyd Alexander; New Directions Publishing, 2013). ISBN: 9780811220309