The philosophy minor consists of a minimum 18 credits:
Logic (3 credits)
Complete one course from the following:
PHIL 146 – Critical Thinking (3)
PHIL 240 – Introduction to Argumentation and
Debate (3)
PHIL 248 – Introduction to Scientific Reasoning (3)
PHIL 346 – Deductive Logic (3)
PHIL 430 – Decision Theory (3)
PHIL 432 – Philosophy of Logic (3)
PHIL 474 – Possible Worlds (3)
PHIL 479 – Paradoxes (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)
Ethics (3 credits)
Complete one course from the following:
PHIL 150 – Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
PHIL 152 – Introduction to Ethics (3)
PHIL 251 – Ethical Issues in Science and
Engineering (3)
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 450 – Metaethics (3)
PHIL 452 – Advanced Topics in Ethics (3)
PHIL 482 – Aristotle’s Ethics (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 371 – Epistemology (3)
PHIL 372 – Philosophy of Science (3)
PHIL 373 – Metaphysics (3)
PHIL 375 – Philosophy of Medicine (3)
PHIL 380 – Philosophy of Mind (3)
PHIL 394 – Philosophy of Biology (3)
PHIL 395 – Philosophy of Physics (3)
Electives (6 credits)
Complete two courses from any area of philosophy.
Note:
A minimum of 4 courses for the minor must be upper-level.
In fulfillment of the minor requirements in philosophy, all courses must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better.