Minor in Philosophy

The minor in Philosophy requires fifteen (15) semester hours in Philosophy with at least nine (9) at the 300 level. Courses should be chosen in consultation with a member of the Philosophy Department.

• 100 Level
  •  Introduction to Philosophy (Phil 101)
  • Introduction to Logic (Phil 113)
  • Ethics (Phil 123
  • World Religions (Phil 140)^
  • Philosophy in Literature (Phil 163)^
  • American Philosophy (Phil 170)
  • Philosophy of Human Existence (Phil 171)^

• 200 Level
  •  Philosophy of Art (Phil 261)

• 300 Level
  •  Symbolic Logic (Phil 313)^Environmental Ethics (Phil 324)

  • Medical and Health Care Ethics (Phil 325)

  • Business Ethics (Phil 326)
  • Social and Political Philosophy (Phil 331)^
  • Philosophy of Law and Justice (Phil 335)^
  • Philosophy of Religion (Phil 341)^
  • Oriental Religious and Philosophical Thought (Phil 343)^
  • Philosophy of Natural Science (Phil 351)
  • Mysticism and Psychical Research (Phil 353)
  • History of Western Philosophy I (Phil 371)^
  • History of Western Philosophy II (Phil 372)^
  • Modern Authors and Issues (Phil 373) -three credits, repeatbable to six credits
  • Existentialism and Phenomenology (Phil 375)^
  • Analytic Philosophy (Phil 376)^
• 400 Level
  •  Independent Study (Phil 490)
    One or more supervised papers on an important philosophical theme.
  • Selected Topics (Phil 498) - three credits, repeatable to six