Philosophy, Minor

The department also offers minors in Philosophy that enable students to pursue course work that will supplement their major field of study.  Each minor consists of the following requirements:

PHIL-104INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS3
PHIL-111INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING3
PHIL-102INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY3
or PHIL-210 METAPHYSICS
Select three electives at the 300 level or higher9
Total Credits18

In addition to a general Philosophy minor, minors corresponding to the four tracks described above are available.  Their course requirements (in addition to PHIL-104, PHIL-111, and either PHIL-102 or PHIL-210) are described below.

Track 1 Minor: Philosophy, Law and Politics    

PHIL-325PHILOSOPHY OF LAW3
PHIL-326LEGAL REASONING3
Select one of the following:3
PHIL-324
MOCK TRIAL
PHIL-327
LEGAL ETHICS
PHIL-332
SOC. & ECON. JUSTICE
POLS-306
COURTS IN AMER. POLITICS
POLS-351
POLS-420
CONS. LAW I. CIVIL RIGHTS
POLS-421
CONSTIT. LAW II:POL STRUCT.
Total Credits9

Track 2 Minor: Philosophy and Social Justice    

PHIL-332SOC. & ECON. JUSTICE3
PHIL-358THE PHILOSOPHY OF GANDHI3
Select one of the following:3
PHIL-341
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
POLS-240
CONTROVERSIES-PUBL POLICY
POLS-315
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
POLS-351
POLS-420
CONS. LAW I. CIVIL RIGHTS
SOC-205
SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITY
SOC-413
Minorities in the United States
Total Credits9

Track 3  Minor: Philosophy, Art & Literature    

Select two of the following:6
PHIL-318
PHIL-319
PHIL-320
EXISTENTIALISM
PHIL-409
NIETZSCHE
Select one of the following:3
VA-341
MODERN ART & THEORY
ENG-390
INTRO TO CRITICISM & THEORY
ARTH-322
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ART
Total Credits9

Track 4 Minor: Philosophy, Ethics and Medicine    

PHIL-335PHIL. OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE3
PHIL-338HEALTH CARE ETHICS3
Select one of the following:3
PHIL-337
DEATH AND DYING
PHIL-345
VALUES AT THE END OF LIFE
PSYC-240
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
SOC-408
HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Total Credits9