Philosophy Minor

Course Requirements for Minor in Philosophy

The minor in philosophy consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours in philosophy, with at least two courses at the 300-level. The courses chosen should form a coherent program.

Course Requirements for Minor in Logical and Ethical Reasoning

The minor in logical and ethical reasoning consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours, with at least two courses at the 300 level, as follows:

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 205W	Introduction to Logic	4	Annually.
	-Or-
PHIL 220	Logic and Probability in Scientific Reasoning	4	Annually.
	-Or-
PHIL 305W	Intermediate Logic	4	As needed.

PHIL 206	Ethics	3	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
PHIL 306	Contemporary Ethical Theory	3	Fall.

REMAINING CREDIT HOURS are made up of additional choices from the five courses above and/or from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 100	Introduction to Philosophy	3	Annually.
PHIL 321	Social and Political Philosophy	3	Fall.
PHIL 322	Philosophy of Law	3	Spring.
PHIL 325	Environmental Ethics	3	Spring.
POL 104	Introduction to Political Thought	4	Fall, Spring.
POL 208	Introduction to the Law	4	Fall, Spring.

Course Requirements for Minor in History of Philosophical Thought

The minor in history of philosophical thought consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours, as follows:

Courses

AT LEAST FOUR COURSES from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 351W	Plato, Aristotle, and Greek Philosophy	4	Annually.
PHIL 355	Augustine, Aquinas and Medieval Philosophy	3	As needed.
PHIL 356W	Descartes, Hume, Kant and Modern Philosophy	4	Annually.
PHIL 357	Hegel, Nietzsche and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy	3	Fall (even years).
PHIL 358	Existentialism and Phenomenological Philosophy	3	Spring (odd years).
PHIL 359	Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein and Analytic Philosophy	3	Fall (odd years).

REMAINING CREDIT HOURS are made up of additional choices from the eight courses above and/or from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 224	The Glorious Renaissance	3	Fall.
HIST 238	Early Imperial China	3	As needed.
HIST 306	Protestant Reformations and Catholic Renewal	3	As needed.
HIST 307	Europe in the Age of Enlightenment	3	As needed.
HIST 316	Modern Western Political Thought	4	Fall.
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	3	As needed.
PHIL 100	Introduction to Philosophy	3	Annually.
POL 316	Modern Western Political Thought	4	Fall.

Course Requirements for Minor in Principles of Knowledge and Reality

The minor in principles of knowledge and reality consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours, as follows:

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 205W	Introduction to Logic	4	Annually.
	-Or-
PHIL 220	Logic and Probability in Scientific Reasoning	4	Annually.
	-Or-
PHIL 305W	Intermediate Logic	4	As needed.

PHIL 311	Knowledge and Truth	3	Spring (odd years).
	-Or-
PHIL 320	Philosophy of Science	3	Spring (even years).

PHIL 330	Metaphysics	3	Fall (even years).
	-Or-
PHIL 333	Philosophy of Mind	3	Fall (odd years).

REMAINING CREDIT HOURS are made up of additional choices from the seven courses above and/or from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105	General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 139	Math, Data, and the Contemporary Citizen	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 100	Introduction to Philosophy	3	Annually.
PHYS 101	Physics for Science and Mathematics I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 102	Physics for Science and Mathematics II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSYC 249	Cognitive Psychology	4	Fall, Spring.
PSYC 341	Perception	4	Annually.

Notes: Connections courses cannot be used to satisfy these requirements. No minor in the Philosophy Department may be declared in combination with a Philosophy major or with any of the other minors in the Philosophy Department.