Requirements for a Minor in Philosophy

A total of twenty (20) credits as follows: 

I. Core Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

  • PHIL 200: Critical Reasoning (F6)

II. Upper-Level Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

  • One Philosophy course at the 300-level or above

III. Electives (3 courses. 12 credits)

  • Three additional Philosophy courses, with no more than one at the 100-level

  • Note: While not required, Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 105) is recommended for first-year students.

Sample Philosophy Electives Include:

  • PHIL 105: Black Mirror and Philosophy (F2i) or The Big Questions (F2i)

  • PHIL 110: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (F2i, F8)

  • PHIL 201: Ancient Philosophy (F1)

  • PHIL 203: Modern Philosophy

  • PHIL 210: Logic (F6)

  • PHIL 216: Philosophy of Law

  • PHIL 219: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

  • PHIL 220: Philosophy of Race and Racism (F8, F9)

  • PHIL 221: Markets and Morals

  • PHIL 222: Ethics (F1)

  • PHIL 225: Justice, Equality, and Liberty

  • PHIL 228: Ethics in Action (2 credits, F11 eligible with one semester of PHIL 229)

  • PHIL 229: Ethics Bowl Practicum (2 credits, F11 eligible with two semesters)

  • PHIL 230: Environmental Ethics

  • PHIL 250: Topics in Philosophy

  • PHIL 301: Philosophy, Power, and Politics

  • PHIL 303: Issues in Clinical Bioethics

  • PHIL 311: Philosophy of Language

  • PHIL 312: Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences

  • PHIL 315: Philosophy of Science

  • PHIL 318: Metaphysics

  • PHIL 319: Epistemology

  • PHIL 320: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (F8)

  • PHIL 321: Philosophy and Religion

  • PHIL 322: Medical Ethics (F1)

  • PHIL 326: Sexual Ethics

  • PHIL 328: Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness

  • PHIL 332: Animal Ethics (F8)

  • PHIL 333: God, Death, and Meaning (F1)

  • PHIL 345: Modern Political Philosophy

  • PHIL 347: Children and the State (F8)

  • PHIL 355: Feminist Philosophy

See "Courses of Instruction" for a complete list of Philosophy courses and descriptions.