Programs & Courses

Requirements for a Major in Philosophy

Students who wish to complete a major in philosophy need to complete 13 courses in philosophy.

Students should take courses from as many instructors as possible, since the views of instructors on any given topic may vary significantly. Those intending to go on to graduate or professional schools should get more specific advice, particularly about Independent Study.

Students must complete:

Two of Logic:

  • Logic 1000 - Critical Thinking
  • Logic 2003 - Symbolic Logic I
  • Logic 3003 - Symbolic Logic II

Two of History of Philosophy:

  • Philosophy 2010 - Ancient Philosophy
  • Philosophy 2030 - 17th-Century Philosophy: Descartes to Leibniz
  • Philosophy 3350 - Analytic Philosophy
  • Philosophy 3409 - 18th-Century Philosophy: Leibniz to Kant
  • Philosophy 3420 – Wittgenstein

One of Philosophy of Values:

  • Philosophy 2001 - Introduction to Ethics
  • Philosophy 3401 - Social and Political Philosophy
  • Philosophy 3410 - Advanced Ethics

One of Philosophy of Values:

  • Philosophy 2236 - Environmental Philosophy
  • Philosophy 3402 - Biomedical Ethics
  • Philosophy 3404 - Philosophy of Law
  • Philosophy 3411 - Game Theory in Philosophy
  • Philosophy 3413 - Feminist Philosophy
  • Philosophy 3450 - Philosophy of War

Two of Philosophy of Reality:

  • Philosophy 2002 - Belief, Truth, and Paradox
  • Philosophy 2210 - Philosophy of Religion
  • Philosophy 2220 - Philosophy of Mind
  • Philosophy 2233 - Philosophy and the World View of Science: Earth and Life Sciences
  • Philosophy 2234 - Philosophy and the World View of Science: Space, Time and Matter
  • Philosophy 3260 – Metaphysics
  • Philosophy 3270 - Theory of Knowledge
  • Philosophy 3280 - Philosophy of Language

One course (3.0 credit hours) in Philosophy or Logic at the 4000 level

Four additional courses (12.0 credit hours) in Philosophy or Logic