Sep 28, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Philosophy, Minor in

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Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

A minor in philosophy consists of the successful completion of 18 semester hours in philosophy, under advisement in the department. At least six hours must be at the 100 level. At least six hours must be in-residence. Students may use no more than three credits from 1-credit PHI courses to satisfy the requirements of the philosophy minor.

Students in the following areas would profit from philosophy courses listed below:

American Studies:

PHI 148 - Philosophy in America Semester Hours: 3

Anthropology:

PHI 017 - (CC) Introduction to Eastern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 092 - (HP) Global Ethics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 093 - (HP) Philosophy and Ethics of Food Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 102 - (CC) Mysticism, Wisdom, and the Spiritual Quest Semester Hours: 3
PHI 103 - (CC) Life, Death and Immortality Semester Hours: 3

Arts:

PHI 115 - Philosophy and Literature Semester Hours: 3
PHI 160 - (HP) Philosophy of the Arts Semester Hours: 3

Business:

PHI 011 - (HP) Introduction to Reasoning and Critical Thinking Semester Hours: 3
PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 015 - (HP) Law, Philosophy, and Public Life Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 020 - (HP) Self, Society, and Politics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3
PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 092 - (HP) Global Ethics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 136 - Professional Ethics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 137 - (HP) Leadership and Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 170 - (HP) Ethical Theory: Values, Relativism and Pluralism Semester Hours: 3

Classics:

PHI 141 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 143 - Classical Modern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3

Communications:

PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 020 - (HP) Self, Society, and Politics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 160 - (HP) Philosophy of the Arts Semester Hours: 3

Computer Science:

PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 156 - Advanced Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 171 - Neurophilosophy and Neuroethics Semester Hours: 3
CGS 010 - (IS) Introduction to Cognitive Science Semester Hours: 3

Elementary Education:

PHI 010 - (HP) Introduction to Philosophy Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 010C - (HP) Theories of Human Nature Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3

English:

PHI 114 - Existentialism and Phenomenology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 115 - Philosophy and Literature Semester Hours: 3
PHI 160 - (HP) Philosophy of the Arts Semester Hours: 3

Environmental Studies:

PHI 093 - (HP) Philosophy and Ethics of Food Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
PHI 131 - (HP) Ethics and Animals Semester Hours: 3
PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment Semester Hours: 3
PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3
PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3

Foreign Languages:

PHI 114 - Existentialism and Phenomenology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 141 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 143 - Classical Modern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 145 - 19th-Century Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 160 - (HP) Philosophy of the Arts Semester Hours: 3
PHI 165 - Philosophy of Language Semester Hours: 3

History:

PHI 111 - Philosophy and the Holocaust Semester Hours: 3
PHI 114 - Existentialism and Phenomenology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 141 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 143 - Classical Modern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 145 - 19th-Century Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 147 - Contemporary Philosophical Movements Semester Hours: 3
PHI 148 - Philosophy in America Semester Hours: 3
PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3

Mathematics:

PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 156 - Advanced Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 168 - Philosophy of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3

Religion:

PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 030 - “God” Semester Hours: 3
PHI 060 - Introduction to Chinese Philosophical and Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3
PHI 163 - (HP) Philosophy of Religion Semester Hours: 3

Political Science:

PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 020 - (HP) Self, Society, and Politics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3
PHI 113 - The Marxist Philosophers Semester Hours: 3
PHI 120 - (HP) Philosophy of Law Semester Hours: 3
PHI 137 - (HP) Leadership and Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 166 - Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy Semester Hours: 3

Prelaw:

PHI 015 - (HP) Law, Philosophy, and Public Life Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3
PHI 120 - (HP) Philosophy of Law Semester Hours: 3
PHI 121 - (HP) Crime and Punishment Semester Hours: 3
PHI 122 - Morality and the Law Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 166 - Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 185 - Topics in Philosophy and Law Semester Hours: 3

Premedical:

PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3
PHI 130 - (HP) Bioethics: Medicine and Morality Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3
PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3
PHI 169 - Philosophy of Medicine Semester Hours: 3
PHI 171 - Neurophilosophy and Neuroethics Semester Hours: 3
CGS 010 - (IS) Introduction to Cognitive Science Semester Hours: 3

Psychology:

CGS 010 - (IS) Introduction to Cognitive Science Semester Hours: 3
PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3
PHI 130 - (HP) Bioethics: Medicine and Morality Semester Hours: 3
PHI 114 - Existentialism and Phenomenology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 141 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 143 - Classical Modern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3
PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3
PHI 171 - Neurophilosophy and Neuroethics Semester Hours: 3

Science:

PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 156 - Advanced Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3
PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3
PHI 168 - Philosophy of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 171 - Neurophilosophy and Neuroethics Semester Hours: 3

Sociology:

PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 020 - (HP) Self, Society, and Politics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues Semester Hours: 3
PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 137 - (HP) Leadership and Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3
PHI 166 - Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy Semester Hours: 3

Sustainability Studies:

PHI 093 - (HP) Philosophy and Ethics of Food Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
PHI 131 - (HP) Ethics and Animals Semester Hours: 3
PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment Semester Hours: 3
PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3

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