University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Philosophy Minor

Minor - Philosophy

Summary

Lower-Division Core6
Electives12
Total Hours18

Degree Specific Credits: 18

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits in philosophy; at least 6 credits must be in courses numbered 300 and higher.

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.
Complete the following course:
PHL 210EMoral Philosophy3
Complete one of the following courses:3
Intro to Logic: Deduction
History of Ancient Philosophy
History of Modern Philosophy
Total Hours6

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).
Complete four of the following courses:12
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Existentialism
Introduction to Ethics
Intro Ethics and Environment
Intro to Political Ethics
Special Topics
Hist & Philosophy of Science
Special Topics
Independent Study
The Art of Living
Historical Figures in Phil
Law and Morality
Law and Discrimination
Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics
Ethics of Climate Change
Aesthetics and the Arts
Research
Special Topics
Independent Study
Seminar
Early Wittgenstein
Later Wittgenstein
Epistemology
Environmental Philosophy
Science and the Environment
Topics in Philosophy of Art
Philosophy and Literature
Central Issues in Philosophy of Science
History of Moral and Political Philosophy
Contemporary Moral/Political Theory
Early Modern Philosophy
Kant
Plato
Aristotle
19th Century Continental Philosophy
20th Century Continental Philosophy
Rousseau
Hegel
Thoreau
Research
Special Topics
Independent Study
Seminar
Internship
Nietzsche
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-