Philosophy Major

Major Requirements

A major in philosophy consists of at least nine departmental courses, which must include those listed below. The courses listed satisfy the requirements by default. Other classes may be used to satisfy these requirements with departmental approval.

Logical Reasoning (1 course)

• PHIL 110 - Critical Thinking  
• PHIL 111 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic  
• MATH 279 - Discrete Mathematics  may also satisfy the requirement but does not count toward the nine departmental courses.

Ethics (1 course)

• PHIL 121 - Introduction to Ethics  
• PHIL 220 - Bioethics  
• PHIL 221 - Environmental Ethics  
• PHIL 225 - Digital Ethics  
• PHIL 226 - Animal Ethics  

History of Philosophy (2 courses)

• PHIL 200 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophies  
• PHIL 201 - Modern Philosophy  
• PHIL 202 - American Philosophy  
• PHIL 211 - Asian Philosophies  
• PHIL 216 - Reading Marx  

Intermediate-level electives (3 courses): three courses in the department at the 300-level

Electives (1 course)

Senior Seminar (1 course): PHIL 489 - Senior Seminar  

Capstone Requirement

The Senior Capstone requirement is normally satisfied by a senior paper written for the Senior Seminar (PHIL 489 ), and presented at the senior Philosophy Day.

 

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