Undergraduate Program

Major Study Requirements

Thirty-one hours distributed as follows:

202 From Descartes to Kant
211 Greek Philosophy
356 Symbolic Logic
358 Ethical Theory
352 Theory of Knowledge
-or-  
354 Metaphysics
  Five electives, two of which must be at the 400. (Normally 100-level Philosophy courses will count only if taken prior to any 200 or higher-level course.)
 
  

Philosophy Major, Pre-Law Concentration (30 or 31 Hours)

For students considering law school and those who wish a philosophy major with a concentration in ethics, legal and social philosophy.
  
156 Reasoning and Critical Thinking
-or-  
356 Symbolic Logic
202 Modern Philosophy
211 Greek Philosophy
352 Theory of Knowledge
358 Ethical Theory
371 Classical Social and Political Philosophy
-or-  
372 Modern Social and Political Philosophy
381 Philosophy of Law and Morals
  Three electives, two of which must be at the 300 level or above


Minor Study Requirements

Eighteen or 19 hours including either 156 or 356; at least two of the following: 101, 201, 202, 211; with 9 additional hours at the 300 or above level. If 101 is included, it must be taken before any 300 or above level course which is counted toward the minor.

Note: Only courses in which a student has received a C grade or better (not C-) will be accepted toward the major or minor.

Interdepartmental Majors

The Department of Philosophy cooperates with the Department of Economics in administering an interdepartmental Economics-Philosophy major and with the Department of English in administering an interdepartmental English-Philosophy major. Descriptions of these programs are given under the headings of Economics-Philosophy and English-Philosophy.

Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors

The Philosophy department participates fully in the following interdisciplinary programs which offer undergraduate minors and/or majors within the College of Arts and Sciences: Asian Studies (see International Studies); European Studies (see International Studies); Latin American Studies, Period Minor (see Comparative Literature), Peace Studies, Religious Studies; and Science Technology and Society.

Departmental Honors

Students desiring to read for honors in philosophy should 1) discuss requirements of the program with the departmental honors advisor; 2) establish a committee on studies during the junior year; and 3) enroll in PHIL 497 and 499 for at least a total of 6 hours credit.


Courses in Philosophy (PHIL) are categorized in content areas.  The category for each course appears in parenthesis at the end of the course description according to the following legend:

Introductory Courses (I), Basic Survey Courses (B), Undergraduate Topics Courses (T), Advanced Undergraduate Survey Courses (AS), Advanced Undergraduate Courses on Individual Figures in the History of Philosophy (AI), Advanced Undergraduate Course in Asian Thought (AT), Other Advanced Undergraduate Courses (OA), Graduate Seminars (GS), Graduate Seminars in Continental Philosophy (CP), Other M.A. Courses (OM), Ph.D. Seminars/Tutorials in Indian Philosophy (IP), and Other Ph.D. Courses (OP).


Courses

PHIL 101. Introduction to Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 102. Current Moral Problems. (3)



PHIL 108. Introduction to Asian Philosophies. (3)



PHIL 156. Reasoning and Critical Thinking. (3)



PHIL 201. Greek Thought. (3)



PHIL 202. From Descartes to Kant. (3)



PHIL 205. Roman Civilization. (3)



PHIL 211. Greek Philososphy. (3)



PHIL 244. Introduction to Existentialism. (3)



PHIL 245. Professional Ethics. (3)



PHIL 333. Buddhist Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 334. Indian Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 336. Chinese Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 341. Topics in Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 343. Contemporary Continental Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 350. Philosophy of Science. (3)



PHIL 352. Theory of Knowledge. (3)



PHIL 354. Metaphysics. (3)



PHIL 356. Symbolic Logic. (4)



PHIL 358. Ethical Theory. (3)



PHIL 360. Classical Christian Thought. (3)



PHIL 361. Modern Christian Thought. (3)



PHIL 363. Environmental Ethics. (3)



PHIL 365. Philosophy of Religion. (3)



PHIL 368. Biomedical Ethics. (3)



PHIL 371. Classical Social and Political Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 372. Modern Social and Political Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 381. Philosophy of Law. (3)



PHIL 390. Latin American Thought II. (3)



PHIL *403. Aristotle. (3)



PHIL *406. Descartes. (3)



PHIL *408. Medieval Philosophy. (3)



PHIL *410. Kant. (3)



PHIL *411. Hegel. (3)



PHIL *413. Kierkegaard. (3)



PHIL *414. Nietzsche. (3)



PHIL *415. History and Philosophy of Mathematics. (3)



PHIL *421. Early Heidegger. (3)



PHIL *422. Wittgenstein. (3)



PHIL *423. Later Heidegger/Post-Heideggerian Philosophy. (3)



PHIL *431. Ch’an and Zen. (3)



PHIL *432. American Philosophy. (3)



PHIL *434. South Asian Mystical Traditions. (3)



PHIL *438. Indian Buddhist Philosophy. (3)



PHIL *440. Summer Seminar in Buddhism. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



PHIL *441. Topics: Figures and Movements. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



PHIL 442. Individual Philosophers. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



PHIL *444. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy. (3)



PHIL *446. Twentieth-Century Philosophy. (3)



PHIL *448. Comparative Philosophy. (3)



PHIL 453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)



PHIL 454 / 554. Seminar in Metaphysics & Epistemology. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL *455. Philosophy of Mind. (3)



PHIL 457 / 557. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 458 / 558. Seminar in Moral and Political Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 9 Δ])



PHIL 462 / 562. Seminar in American Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 464 / 564. Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 466 / 566. Seminar in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL *467. Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3)



PHIL 468 / 568. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Theory and Continental Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 469 / 569. Seminar in Continental Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL *480. Philosophy and Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



PHIL 485. Philosophical Foundations of Economic Theory. (3)



PHIL 486 / 586. Seminar on Major Continental Philosopher. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 497. Honors Seminar. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



PHIL 498. Reading and Research. (1-3, may be repeated 3 times Δ)



PHIL 499. Senior Thesis. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



PHIL 520. Graduate Proseminar in Philosophy. (1-3)



PHIL 526. Seminar in Asian Philosophers. (3)



PHIL 542. Seminar in Individual Philosophers. (3 to a maximum of 18 Δ)



PHIL 551. M.A. Problems. (1-3, may be repeated 6 times Δ)



PHIL 554 / 454. Seminar in Metaphysics & Epistemology. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 557 / 457. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 558 / 458. Seminar in Moral and Political Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 9 Δ])



PHIL 562 / 462. Seminar in American Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 564 / 464. Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 566 / 466. Seminar in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 568 / 468. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Theory and Continental Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 569 / 469. Seminar in Continental Philosophy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 586 / 486. Seminar on Major Continental Philosopher. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ [3 to a maximum of 6 Δ])



PHIL 599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



PHIL 651. Ph.D. Problems. (1-3, may be repeated 6 times Δ)



PHIL 670. Seminar in Sanskrit Philosophical Texts. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



PHIL 675. Seminar in Madhyamaka. (3)



PHIL 676. Seminar in Vasubandhu. (3)



PHIL 677. Seminar in Dignāga and Dharmakīrti. (3)



PHIL 678. Seminar in Nyāya and Vaiśesika. (3)



PHIL 679. Seminar in Vedānta. (3)



PHIL 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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