Major and Minor Information
The philosophy program offers a major in philosophy, a minor in philosophy, and a minor in Christian philosophy. The philosophy major requires 36 hrs. The philosophy minor and the minor in Christian philosophy require 18 hrs. Courses are from the following list.
Core (21 hrs)
General Core (15 hrs.)
PHL 216 Modern Symbolic Logic
PHL 311 Ancient
PHL 312 Medieval/Renaissance
PHL 313 Modern
PHL 483 Senior Seminar
Value Theory (3 hrs.)
PHL 214 Ethics
PHL 380 Contemporary Moral Theory
Metaphysics/Epistemology (3 hrs)
PHL 265/365 Philosophy of Science
PHL 345 Metaphysics
PHL 355 Epistemology
Electives (15 hrs.)
Philosophy Electives
PHL 102 Moral Life
PHL 150 Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 190 Philosophy of Human Nature
PHL 215 Traditional Logic
PHL 240/340 Bioethics
PHL 318 Asian Philosophy
PHL 280/380 Selected Topics*1
*Selected Topics courses may be taken more than once.
PHL/PS 305 Political Philosophy
PHL/REL 325 Philosophy of Religion
REL 300 Religion, Science, and Faith
REL 320 Christian Doctrine
Other Electives — by permission (partial list)
BIO 326: Developmental Biology
BIO 364: Evolution
CSC 407: Data Structures and Algorithms
ENG 354: Criticism
HIS 330: European Intellectual History
MTH 313: History of Mathematics
MTH 321: Discrete Mathematics
PSY 301: Theories of Personality
PSY 335: Topics in Biopsychology
PSY 432: Advanced General Psychology
SOC 320: Social Thought and Theory
CMS courses are not eligible
Philosophy Minor (18 hrs.)
The philosophy minor requires 18 hrs. from the following:
General Core, Value Theory, Metaphysics/Epistemology (9 hrs.)
Electives (9 hrs.)
Christian Philosophy Minor (18 hrs.)
PHL 311 Ancient Philosophy
PHL 312 Medieval/Renaissance Philosophy
PHL 313 Modern Philosophy*
REL 300 Religion, Science, and Faith
REL 320 Christian Doctrine
REL 325 Philosophy of Religion
*Students may substitute a course in Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Ethics, or selected Topics courses with permission.
1 Recent examples include: Aesthetics; Brains, Minds, and Computers; Business and Economic Philosophy; Business Ethics; Contemporary Moral Theory; Continental Philosophy; Dante and the Virtues; David Hume; Ethics in Film; Existentialism; Game Theory; God and Suffering; Kierkegaard; Meaning of Life; Philosophy of Law; Philosophy of Love; Philosophy in Film; Philosophy in Literature. A number of independent study courses are also available.