Methods course (1 credit)

• PHIL 300 - Research Methods in Philosophy

Logic course (3 credits)

• PHIL 310 - Symbolic Logic

History of philosophy courses (6 credits)

• PHIL 301 - Ancient Philosophy
• PHIL 303 - Modern Philosophy

Area courses (6 credits)

Complete two courses, selected from the following:

• PHIL 402 - Epistemology
• PHIL 403 - Ethics and Action
• PHIL 404 - Philosophy of Mind
• PHIL 405 - Metaphysics
• PHIL 406 - Applied Ethics *

Concentration electives (12 credits)

Complete at least four courses, selected from the following:

• PHIL 152 - Contemporary Moral Problems

• or PHIL 153 - Ethics  

• PHIL 205 - Biomedical Ethics
• PHIL 214 - Philosophy of Race
• PHIL 215 - Environmental Ethics
• PHIL 217 - Ethical Issues in Business
• PHIL 219 - Public Health Ethics
• PHIL 220 - Ethics Bowl: Making the Case for What’s Right
• PHIL 261 - SEISMIC Problems: Science, Values and Society
• PHIL 406 - Applied Ethics *

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  * To qualify for the concentration, students must complete at least four courses from the list above, as either area or concentration requirements. If courses are used to meet area requirements (as denoted with an * above), students may select any other philosophy (PHIL) course as an elective.

   

  Note: PHIL 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)  or PHIL 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)  may be used to meet this requirement when the topic is relevant to the concentration and with the approval of the department chair.

Writing designated in the major course (3 credits)

• PHIL 450 - Senior Seminar in Philosophy

Total minimum credits: 31