Philosophy Major

Major Requirements

A major in philosophy consists of at least nine departmental courses, which must include courses from each of these categories. At least one elective is required; if a course is used to satisfy more than one requirement, an additional elective is required. The courses listed satisfy the requirements by default. Other classes may be used to satisfy these requirements with departmental approval.

1. 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.)

2. Ethics (1 course)

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

3. 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  
• PHIL 300 - 20th Century Continental Philosophy  

4. 300-level Requirement (3 courses)
    
5. Electives (at least 1 course)
    
6. Senior Seminar (1 course)

• PHIL 489 - Senior Seminar  

7. 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.​