The University of New Mexico

Undergraduate Program

College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Communication.
  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Second Language.

Completion of Department of Philosophy admission course work with grades of "C" or better:

  • PHIL 1115 or PHIL 1120 or PHIL 2210 or PHIL 2220 or PHIL 2225 or PHIL 2240.
  • PHIL 2210 or PHIL 2220 or PHIL 2225 or PHIL 2240.

Major Study Requirements

Thirty-one credit hours distributed as follows:

Credit
Hours
PHIL 2210 Early Modern Philosophy 3
PHIL 2220 Greek Philosophy 3
PHIL 356 Symbolic Logic 4
PHIL 358 Ethical Theory 3
PHIL 352
-or-
PHIL 354		 Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics		 3
  Five electives, two of which must be at the 400. (Normally 100-level Philosophy courses apply only if taken prior to any 200- or higher-level course.) 15
Total 31
  

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

Concentration in Pre-Law

(30 or 31 credit hours)

For students considering law school and those who wish a philosophy major with a concentration in ethics, legal and social philosophy.

Credit
Hours
PHIL 1120
-or-
PHIL 356		 Logic, Reasoning, and Critical Thinking

Symbolic Logic		 3
-or-
4
PHIL 2210 Early Modern Philosophy 3
PHIL 2220 Greek Philosophy 3
PHIL 352 Theory of Knowledge 3
PHIL 358 Ethical Theory 3
PHIL 371
-or-
PHIL 372		 Classical Social and Political Philosophy

Modern Social and Political Philosophy		 3
PHIL 381 Philosophy of Law and Morals 3
  Three electives, two of which must be at the 300-level or above 9
Total 30-31

Minor Study Requirements

18 or 19 credit hours including:

  • At least two of the following: PHIL 1115, (2225 or 2220), 2210; 
  • PHIL 1120 or 356;
  • 9 additional credit hours at the 300-level or above. If PHIL 1115 is included, it must be taken before any 300-level or above course which is counted toward the minor.

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

Interdepartmental Major

The Department of Philosophy cooperates with the Department of English in administering an interdepartmental English-Philosophy major. See the English-Philosophy section of this Catalog for a description of the program.

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; Latin American Studies, Peace Studies, Religious Studies.

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 credit hours.

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 1115 [101]. Introduction to Philosophy. (3)


PHIL 1120 [156]. Logic, Reasoning, and Critical Thinking [Reasoning and Critical Thinking]. (3)


PHIL 1130 [102]. Contemporary Moral Issues [Current Moral Problems]. (3)


PHIL 2140 [245]. Professional Ethics. (3)


PHIL 2210 [202]. Early Modern Philosophy [From Descartes to Kant]. (3)


PHIL 2220 [211]. Greek Philosophy. (3)


PHIL 2225 [201]. Greek Thought. (3)


PHIL 2240 [244]. Introduction to Existentialism. (3)


PHIL 2996 [241]. Topics [Topics in Philosophy]. (3, no limit Δ)


PHIL 333. Buddhist Philosophy. (3)


PHIL 334. Indian Philosophy. (3)


PHIL 336. Chinese Philosophy. (3)


PHIL 341. Topics in Philosophy. (1-3, no limit Δ)


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 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. (3)


PHIL 410 / 510. Kant. (3)


PHIL *411. Hegel. (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 426. Seminar in Asian Philosophers. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


PHIL *438. Indian Buddhist Philosophy. (3)


PHIL *441. Topics in Philosophical Figures and Movements. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)


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


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


PHIL 453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)


PHIL 454 / 554. Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL *455. Philosophy of Mind. (3)


PHIL 457 / 557. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 458 / 558. Seminar in Moral and Political Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 462 / 562. Seminar in American Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 464 / 564. Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 466 / 566. Seminar in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


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


PHIL 468 / 568. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Theory and Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 469 / 569. Seminar in Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


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


PHIL 486 / 586. Seminar on Major Continental Philosopher. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


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


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


PHIL 499. Senior Thesis. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


PHIL 510 / 410. Kant. (3)


PHIL 526. Seminar in Asian Philosophers. (3)


PHIL 542. Seminar in Individual Philosophers. (3, may be repeated five times Δ)


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


PHIL 554 / 454. Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 557 / 457. Seminar in the History of Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 558 / 458. Seminar in Moral and Political Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 562 / 462. Seminar in American Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 564 / 464. Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 566 / 466. Seminar in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 568 / 468. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Theory and Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 569 / 469. Seminar in Continental Philosophy. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


PHIL 586 / 486. Seminar on Major Continental Philosopher. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


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


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


PHIL 670. Seminar in Sanskrit Philosophical Texts. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


PHIL 679. Seminar in Vedanta. (3)


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


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