Philosophy Minor
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MINOR - PHILOSOPHY
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Core | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| PHL 210E | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Intro to Logic: Deduction | ||
| History of Ancient Philosophy | ||
| History of Modern Philosophy | ||
| Electives 1 | ||
| Complete four of the following courses; at least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher (6 credits). | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
| 19th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| 20th Century Continental Philosophy | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Hegel | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Internship | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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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 for additional information.