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Minor in Philosophy

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Minor in Philosophy  (15 cr.)

Students can earn a Minor in Philosophy by completion of at least 15 credit hours in Philosophy.


Minor Requirements (15 cr.)
History of Philosophy (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
  • PHIL-P 214 Modern Philosophy

Select courses from two of the following areas (6 cr.)

Logic and the History and Philosophy of Science
  • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning
  • HPSC-X 220 Issues in Science: Humanistic
  • HPSC-X 303 Introduction to Philosophy of Science
  • HPSC-X 336 Religion and Science
  • PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
Value Theory
  • PHIL-P 325 Social Philosophy
  • PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
  • PHIL-P 341 Ethical Classics 2
  • PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
  • PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
  • PHIL-P 344 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy 2
  • PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
Metaphysics and Epistemology
  • PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
  • PHIL-P 312 Topics in Theory of Knowledge
  • PHIL-P 313 Theories of Knowledge
  • PHIL-P 360 Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
  • PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
  • PHIL-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
    VT: God, Space, and Time

Electives (6 cr.)
  • Two additional classes in philosophy, at least one of which is at the 200–level or above (no more than one introductory level course). PHIL-T 190 Literary and Intellectual Traditions, PHIL-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions, and HPSC-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions courses may or may not count toward the minor depending on the topic.

Academic Bulletins

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2022-2023 Campus Bulletin
2021-2022 Campus Bulletin
2020-2021 Campus Bulletin
2019-2020 Campus Bulletin
2018-2019 Campus Bulletin
2017-2018 Campus Bulletin
2016-2017 Campus Bulletin
2015-2016 Campus Bulletin
2014-2015 Campus Bulletin

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