Program: Philosophy of Science, Minor in - Hofstra University

May 19, 2025

2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin

Professor Eliot, Adviser

The minor in Philosophy of Science is an interdisciplinary program primarily designed for students majoring in a particular science, but is also appropriate for students in any major wanting to study the nature of science, medicine and technology. This minor enables students to develop a broader view of their major fields, to appreciate the historical developments in science, and to improve at the critical evaluation of scientific knowledge and methods of inquiry.

Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

The minor consists of 18 semester hours of required and elective courses listed below, with at least six hours in residence. A course in reasoning, e.g., PHI 154 , is recommended. A student minoring in philosophy of science must take a minimum of any two courses in the natural sciences. From those two or more natural science courses, 3 semester hours will count toward the minor. No individual course may satisfy more than one category below. Students should also be aware that some of the courses listed below require prerequisites; see individual courses.

A. Required

PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3

B. Philosophy of science topics requirement

3 s.h. chosen from the following:

PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3

C. Electives

9 s.h. chosen from list B or the following:

AFST 122 - Health and Disease in Africa: A Medical Anthropology Perspective Semester Hours: 3
CGS 010 - (IS) Introduction to Cognitive Science Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 168 - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Chemistry Semester Hours: 1
ECO 170 - Economics of Innovation Semester Hours: 3
ENGG 019 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3
ENGG 186 - Design and Analysis of Experiments Semester Hours: 3
JRNL 071 - Health, Science and Environmental Reporting Semester Hours: 3
LING 111 - Origins of Medical Terminology Semester Hours: 3
MATH 155 - (MA) History of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
NSC 015 - (NS) Critical Episodes in the History of Science Semester Hours: 3
PHI 010 - (HP) Introduction to Philosophy Semester Hours: 3-4
PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 130 - (HP) Bioethics: Medicine and Morality 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 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3
PHI 168 - Philosophy of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 180A - Epistemology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 171 - History of Psychology Semester Hours: 3
SOC 104 - (BH) Sociology of Health and Medicine Semester Hours: 3

Note

Consult Program Adviser for other elective courses.

D. Natural science elective:

Two courses in natural science of which 3 s.h. count toward the minor.

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