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PHIL 1
CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING · 5 units · used in 323 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Develops understanding of informal logic and practical reasoning skills necessary for academic success, including tools needed to analyze information from a variety of sources such as academic essays, philosophic literature, news media and advertising. Focus on skills of argumentation including, but not limited to, elements of an argument, deductive and inductive forms of argumentation, the evaluation of arguments and the recognition of a variety of fallacies. Skills developed through a series of written assignments of increasing scope and difficulty culminating in a sophisticated argumentative essay.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTCPHIL 1CRITICAL THINKING & WRITINGOpen1 section · 35 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30806 · 01WOpen · 35
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
- One of the following: ENGL C1000
- orC1000H
- or
ESLL 26ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING
Catalog wording: “One of the following: ENGL C1000 or C1000H or ESLL 26.”
Transfer pathways that use PHIL 1
ASSIST maps PHIL 1 to a requirement in 323 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PHILOSOPHYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PsychologyFoothill → UCLA
- African American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Art HistoryFoothill → UC Irvine
- Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Chinese StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- ClassicsFoothill → UC Irvine
- Comparative LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
- East Asian CulturesFoothill → UC Irvine
- EnglishFoothill → UC Irvine
- European StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Film and Media StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- FrenchFoothill → UC Irvine
- Gender and Sexuality StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- German StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Global CulturesFoothill → UC Irvine
- HistoryFoothill → UC Irvine
- History, with a Specialization in History for Future TeachersFoothill → UC Irvine
- Japanese Language and LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
- Korean Literature and CultureFoothill → UC Irvine
- Literary JournalismFoothill → UC Irvine
- PhilosophyFoothill → UC Irvine
- Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Law and SocietyFoothill → UC Irvine
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