Overview
The Minor in Philosophy, offered by the Department of Philosophy, is an excellent minor for careers in medicine, law and business. Career options are regularly discussed in the Undergraduate Philosophy Club and featured on the Philosophy department's web site.
Minors are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Please contact the College of Liberal Arts' Center for Academic Advising for more information on minors, certificates or other CLA programs.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 1196 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| or PHIL 1001 | Philosophical Challenges to the Individual | |
| PHIL 1066 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| or PHIL 1055 | Critical Thinking | |
| History of Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 2161 | History of Philosophy: Greek | 3 |
| or PHIL 2172 | History of Philosophy: Modern | |
| Ethics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Ethical Theory | ||
| Classics in Moral Philosophy 1 | ||
| Three Philosophy electives numbered 2000-4999 | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
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For scheduling reasons, especially for transfer students, another ethics-related course is often substituted.