Philosophy, Minor

Liberal Arts (Code 400-400)

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Twenty-four semester credits, including:
At least three credits from each of the following three categories, for a total of nine credits:9
Logic:
PHIL 150
Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL 250
Symbolic Logic
History of Philosophy:
PHIL 234
Classical Chinese Philosophy
PHIL 235
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 335
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL 338
Modern European Philosophy I
PHIL 339
Modern European Philosophy II
PHIL 340
Knowledge and Reality
Core Areas:
PHIL 316
Metaphysics
PHIL 317
Epistemology
PHIL 331
Philosophical Ethics
Required:
The remaining fifteen credits will be selected from philosophy courses 1, 2, 315
1

PHIL 101 and PHIL 120 are disallowed for minor credit if taken after the student has earned nine credits in philosophy.

2

No more than three credits of PHIL 397 and PHIL 498 are allowed toward the minor.

3

Upon approval of the department up to six credits from courses other than philosophy may be applied to the minor.

All philosophy minors shall complete a reflection paper, usually during the senior year, in which the student analyzes and reflects on his or her learning experiences as a philosophy minor in light of the philosophy minor’s learning goals and outcomes. 

Program Learning Outcomes 

Students completing this program will be expected to meet the following learning outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the major questions, central methods, issues, figures, and arguments in the core areas of philosophy and its history. 
  • Employ the tools of formal and informal logic to identify, construct, analyze, evaluate, and respond to arguments. 
  • Make connections across texts and philosophical traditions and/or between philosophy and everyday life. 
  • Clearly articulate ideas and arguments in writing and speech. 
  • Engage in self-reflection and achieve greater self-understanding, exhibiting openness to alternative possibilities and conceptual frameworks.