The Philosophy Department offers a minor in addition to the major. The minor enables students who are interested in studying philosophy but who choose not to be a philosophy major to receive recognition for their philosophy coursework on their transcripts. The requirements for the philosophy minor are as follows.
Requirements for the Minor in Philosophy
Complete a minimum 18 credits from the following:
- One of the following courses (3 credits):
- PHL 130 Reasoning and Argumentation 3
- PHL 330 Formal Deductive Reasoning 3
- PHL 331 Formal Practical Reasoning 3
- PHL 432 Logic and its Metatheory 3
- One of the following courses (3 credits):
- PHL 210 Ancient Greek Philosophy 3
- PHL 211 Modern Philosophy 3
- PHL 212 Latin American Philosophy 3
- PHL 213 Africana Philosophy 3
- PHL 214 Indigenous Philosophy 3
- PHL 215 Buddhist Philosophy 3
- One 400-level philosophy course (3 credits)
- An additional 9 credits in philosophy courses.