Philosophy Minor
Minor - Philosophy
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 18
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2021-22
Note: Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits in philosophy; at least 6 credits must be in courses numbered 300 and higher.
Summary
Lower-Division Core | 6 | |
Electives | 12 | |
Total Hours | 18 | |
Lower-Division Core
Rule: Complete PHL 210E and one additional course. 6 total credits required.
Note: The following courses also satisfy general education requirements:
PHL 210E fulfills the "Approved Writing Course" and "Ethics & Human Values."
PHL 261Y and PHL 262Y both fulfill the "Democracy and Citizenship" requirement.
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
PHL 210E | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
PHL 233 | Intro to Logic: Deduction | |
PHL 261Y | History of Ancient Philosophy | |
PHL 262Y | History of Modern Philosophy | |
Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Electives
Rule: Complete four courses (12 credits); at least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher (6 credits). 12 total credits required.
Notes:
Any course taken to fulfill a lower-division core requirement cannot also count as an elective.
Special Topics courses taught at the 400-level (PHL 491) may count as upper-division core courses provided that they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor).
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete four of the following courses: | 12 | |
PHL 101L | Introduction to Philosophy | |
PHL 102L | Introduction to Existentialism | |
PHL 110E | Introduction to Ethics | |
PHL 112E | Introduction to Ethics and Environment | |
PHL 114E | Introduction to Political Ethics | |
PHL 191 | Special Topics | |
PHL 233 | Intro to Logic: Deduction | |
PHL 241N | History & Philosophy of Science | |
PHL 261Y | History of Ancient Philosophy | |
PHL 262Y | History of Modern Philosophy | |
PHL 291 | Special Topics | |
PHL 292 | Independent Study | |
PHL 301 | Knowledge and Reality | |
PHL 309E | The Art of Living | |
PHL 311 | The Good, Right, Beautiful | |
PHL 316 | Historical Figures in Philosophy | |
PHL 317E | Law and Morality | |
PHL 319E | Law and Discrimination | |
PHL 321E | Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | |
PHL 323 | Ethics of Climate Change | |
PHL 327L | Aesthetics and the Arts | |
PHL 351 | Philosophy and Feminism | |
PHL 390 | Research | |
PHL 391 | Special Topics | |
PHL 392 | Independent Study | |
PHL 394 | Seminar | |
PHL 403 | Early Wittgenstein | |
PHL 404 | Later Wittgenstein | |
PHL 407 | Epistemology | |
PHL 408 | Philosophy of Mind | |
PHL 412 | Ethics and Public Affairs | |
PHL 422 | Environmental Philosophy | |
PHL 423 | Science and the Environment | |
PHL 427 | Topics in Philosophy of Art | |
PHL 429 | Philosophy and Literature | |
PHL 445 | Central Issues in Philosophy of Science | |
PHL 449 | History of Moral and Political Philosophy | |
PHL 450 | Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | |
PHL 455 | Philosophy of Society and Culture | |
PHL 462 | Early Modern Philosophy | |
PHL 464 | Kant | |
PHL 465 | Plato | |
PHL 466 | Aristotle | |
PHL 467 | 19th Century Continental Philosophy | |
PHL 468 | 20th Century Continental Philosophy | |
PHL 469 | Rousseau | |
PHL 470 | Hegel | |
PHL 472 | Thoreau | |
PHL 490 | Research | |
PHL 491 | Special Topics | |
PHL 492 | Independent Study | |
PHL 494 | Seminar | |
Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-