Philosophy Minor

Program Overview

The Philosophy Minor at this institution requires 18 credits, including 12 upper-division courses. Students must complete 6 required courses in practical reasoning, symbolic logic, and the history of philosophy. The remaining 12 credits are advisor-approved electives chosen from a wide range of topics, including ethics, science, metaphysics, and global justice.

Program Outline

Outline:

Philosophy Minor Requirements: 18 credits

This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits in philosophy. 12 credits must be upper division (3000/4000 level).

Required Courses: 6 credits

• PHIL 2030 - Practical Reasoning (3 credits) or
• PHIL 3050 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits)
• PHIL 3010 - History of Ancient Philosophy (3 credits) or
• PHIL 3030 - History of Modern Philosophy (3 credits)

Advisor Approved Electives: 12 credits

Choose 12 credits from the following:

• PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 1228 - Honors Quest for Meaning and Values II (3 credits)
• PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 2030 - Practical Reasoning (3 credits)
• PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation (3 credits)
• PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
• PHIL 3010 - History of Ancient Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3030 - History of Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3050 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits)
• PHIL 3060 - Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
• PHIL 3063 - Philosophy Colloquium (1-3 credits)
• PHIL 3070 - Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credits)
• PHIL 3110 - Philosophies of Feminism (3 credits)
• PHIL 3120 - Existentialism (3 credits)
• PHIL 3130 - Bioethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 3140 - Environmental Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3150 - Philosophy of Law (3 credits)
• PHIL 3170 - Philosophy of Mind (3 credits)
• PHIL 3180 - Philosophy of Language (3 credits)
• PHIL 3210 - Chinese Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 3230 - Indian and Buddhist Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4017 - Ethical Theory (3 credits)
• PHIL 4047 - Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
• PHIL 4067 - Philosophy in Literature (3 credits)
• PHIL 4077 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4087 - Topics in Analytic Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4107 - Classical Political Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4127 - Modern Political Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 4137 - Marxism (3 credits)
• PHIL 4147 - Health Justice (3 credits)
• PHIL 4157 - Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
• PHIL 4167 - Aesthetic Theory and Criticism (3 credits)
• PHIL 4177 - Global Justice (3 credits)
• PHIL 4900 - Independent Studies in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
• PHIL 4917 - Philosophy of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)