Philosophy Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)

18 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Complementary Courses (18 credits)

18 credits, of which no more than 9 credits may be at the 200 level and at least 3 credits must be at the 400 or 500 level, distributed as follows: 15 credits from Groups A, B, C, D, and E with one course from at least four of the five groups. 3 additional credits from Groups A, B, C, D, and E or from other Philosophy (PHIL) courses.

Group A

  • PHIL 230 Introduction to Moral Philosophy 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 237 Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
  • PHIL 240 Political Philosophy 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 242 Introduction to Feminist Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 334 Ethical Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 343 Biomedical Ethics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 348 Philosophy of Law 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 427 Topics in Critical Philosophy of Race (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 434 Metaethics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 442 Topics in Feminist Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Group B

  • PHIL 210 Introduction to Deductive Logic 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • PHIL 221 Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 310 Intermediate Logic (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 311 Philosophy of Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 341 Philosophy of Science 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 411 Topics in Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 415 Philosophy of Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 419 Epistemology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 421 Metaphysics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 441 Philosophy of Science 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 470 Topics in Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Group C

  • PHIL 375 Existentialism (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • PHIL 474 Phenomenology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 475 Topics in Contemporary European Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Group D

  • PHIL 344 Medieval and Renaissance Political Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 345 Greek Political Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 350 History and Philosophy of Ancient Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 353 The Presocratic Philosophers (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 354 Plato (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 355 Aristotle (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 356 Early Medieval Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 452 Later Greek Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 453 Ancient Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 454 Ancient Moral Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Group E

  • PHIL 360 17th Century Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 361 18th Century Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 366 18th and Early 19th Century German Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 367 19th Century Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 444 Early Modern Political Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 445 19th Century Political Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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