Minor


Minor in Philosophy

Graduation Requirements:

A Minor in Philosophy is available to students pursuing a program of study in a different discipline. Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 18 credits presented for the Minor in Philosophy. In addition to the requirements listed below, please refer to the Minor Requirements section.


Program Requirements:

 

Students must complete 18 credits in the Minor as follows:
PHIL 2506 Thinking Clearly 3 cr.
OR    
PHIL 2507 Bullshit, Bias, and Propaganda: Reasoning about the Irrational 3 cr.

 

6 credits in "History" from:
PHIL 1116             Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 2406 Ancient Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 3336 Reason and Experience in Modern Philosophy                                         3 cr.
PHIL 3337  Idealism and Its Critics 3 cr. 
PHIL 3476 Existentialism I 3 cr.
PHIL 3706 Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen 3 cr.
PHIL 3707  Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy 3 cr.
6 credits in "Value Theory" from:
PHIL 1117                 Values and the Human Condition 3 cr.
PHIL 2526 Contemporary Moral Issues 3 cr.
PHIL 2706 The Right and the Good: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy                                  3 cr.
PHIL 2716 Bio-Ethics 3 cr. 
PHIL 2717 Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 2816 Digital Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 3756 Special Topics in Social and Political Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 3767 Special Topics in Ethics 3 cr.

3 additional PHIL credits


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