Minors Available

The Department Offers Five Distinct Minors:

Philosophy Minor
18 semester hours

  • Phi 1000c - Philosophy of the Human Person
  • Phi 2200c - Ethics
  • Phi 3000c - Metaphysics

Plus three additional courses from any other course offerings of the department.

Applied Ethics
21 semester hours

  • Phi 1000c - Philosophy of the Human Person
  • Phi 2200c - Ethics
  • Phi 3000c - Metaphysics
  • Phi 3700 - Contemporary Moral Problems

Plus three courses from the following:

  • Phi 3740 - Social Justice
  • Phi 3720 - Environmental Ethics
  • Phi 3710 - Medical Ethics
  • Phi 3660 - Political Philosophy
  • Phi 3730 - Business Ethics

Philosophy of Law
21 semester hours

  • Phi 1000c - Philosophy of the Human Person
  • Phi 2220c - Ethics
  • Phi 3000c - Metaphysics
  • Phi 3400 - Introduction to Logic
  • Phi 3650 - Philosophy of Law

Plus two courses from the following:

  • Phi 3420 - Informal Logic
  • Phi 3540 - American Philosophy
  • Phi 3740 - Social Justice
  • Phi 3660 - Political Philosophy
  • CLS 2600 Roman Law

Philosophy of Science
18 semester hours

  • Phi 1000c - Philosophy of the Human Person
  • Phi 2200c - Ethics
  • Phi 3000c - Metaphysics
  • Phi 3800 - Philosophy of Science

Plus two of the following:

  • Phi 2320 - Science and Religion
  • Phi 3720 - Environmental Ethics
  • Phi 3810 - Philosophy of Physical Sciences
  • Phi 3820 - Philosophical Issues in Biology

Women's Studies
18 semester hours
Chosen from among these courses with no more than six hours in any one discipline.

  • Art 1840 - Sexism in Cinema and Television
  • Cls 1240 - Women in the Ancient World
  • Eng 3260 - Women Writers of the 19th Century
  • Eng 3350 - American Women Writers to 1900
  • Eng 3570 - Women and Literature
  • His 3300 - Women in Latin American History
  • His 3562 - Women in Modern Europe
  • His 3731 - Women in America I
  • His 3732 - Women in America II
  • Mfl 2121 - Women Writers in France
  • Phi 2330 - Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
  • Phi 3580 - Major Women Philosophers of the 20th Century
  • Soc/ Ant 2430 - Women and Men in Everyday Life
  • Soc/Ant 2440 - Gender Identity in Popular Culture
  • The 3240 - Women and Theology