2020-2021 College Catalog

Philosophy Major

Philosophy Major Requirements

10 courses in Philosophy to include:

Six Philosophy courses 250 level or above

Four Philosophy courses 300 level or above

One Logic Course

PHIL 236Logic

3

Two History of Philosophy courses chosen from:

PHIL 201Classics of Philosophy

3

PHIL 381Ancient Greek Philosophy

4

PHIL 383Modern Philosophy: Descartes to Kant

4

One Course in Values

PHIL 271Values and Society

3

PHIL 336Ethics

3

Two recent Philosophy courses

*Note: this requirement can be satisfied by taking courses on particular philosophers within these periods (e.g. a course on Plato, Aristotle, Hume or Kant)

19th or 20th Century Philosophy

Contemporary Approaches to Philosophical Issues

A Major Philosopher of the Recent Past

Three Philosophy Electives

Philosophy Capstone

PHIL 490Senior Capstone Seminar

3

Philosophy Degree Pathway

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year