Major Requirements

The philosophy major consists of at least 36 credits, including the following requirements:

Logic (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 430 – Decision Theory (3)

PHIL 346 – Deductive Logic (3)

PHIL 432 – Philosophy of Logic (3)

PHIL 474 – Possible Worlds (3)

PHIL 479 – Paradoxes (3)

Ethics (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 350 – Ethical Theory (3)

PHIL 351 – Well-Being and Happiness (3)

PHIL 352 – Ethics and Technology (3)

PHIL 353 – Morality and Psychology (3)

PHIL 354 – Ethics, Animals, and the Environment (3)

PHIL 355 – Political Philosophy (3)

PHIL 356 – Philosophy of Law (3)

PHIL 357 – Philosophy and Human Rights (3)

PHIL 358 – Bioethics (3)

PHIL 359 – Ethics, Integrity and Scientific Research (3)

PHIL 363 – Video Game Ethics (3)

History of Philosophy Survey (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 230 – Introduction to East Asian Philosophy (3)

PHIL 321 – Ancient Greek Philosophy (3)

PHIL 322 – Early Modern European Philosophy (3)

History of Philosophy Elective (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 230 – Intro to East Asian Philosophy (3)

PHIL 321 – Ancient Greek Philosophy (3)

PHIL 322 – Early Modern European Philosophy (3)

PHIL 324 – 20th Century Continental Philosophy (3)

PHIL 327 – American Pragmatism (3)

PHIL 337 – Korean Philosophy (3)

PHIL 420 – Advanced Topics in 19th and 20th Century European Philosophy (3)

PHIL 460 – Virtue Ethics East and West (3)

PHIL 482 – Aristotle’s Ethics (3)

PHIL 483 – Plato’s Republic (3)

PHIL 484 – Kant’s Theoretical Philosophy (3)

PHIL 485 – Nietzsche (3)

PHIL 486 – Kant’s Moral and Political Philosophy (3)

PHIL 487 – Hegel and Marx (3)

Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

PHIL 345 – Philosophy of Language (3)

PHIL 371 – Epistemology (3)

PHIL 372 – Philosophy of Science (3)

PHIL 373 – Metaphysics (3)

PHIL 375 – Philosophy of Medicine (3)

PHIL 378 – Philosophy of AI (3)

PHIL 380 – Philosophy of Mind (3)

PHIL 394 – Philosophy of Biology (3)

PHIL 395 – Philosophy of Physics (3)

Elective Courses (21 credits)

Complete 21 additional credits, including a minimum of 12 upper-level credits and a minimum of 6 credits at the 400-level, excluding PHIL 400, PHIL 405, and PHIL 406. Six of the 21 credits can be in related subjects outside of Philosophy with approval by the Undergraduate Program Director.

Note:

Students must earn at least a C in all courses that meet requirements for the Philosophy Major.

Declaration of Major Form

Submit application to count non-PHIL courses toward your major:

Application

Remember that you must submit a separate application for each course.

Recommended courses (the following courses are pre-approved, but you must still submit a request to count them toward the major): 

HCST 100 – The Human Context of Science and Technology (AH and WI)

HCST 499 – Advanced Topics in the Human Context of Science and Technology

PPEL 250 – Introduction to Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law (SS)

PPEL 490 – Capstone: Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law