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Deepen your understanding of the world with ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's Philosophy minor. Explore fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics and more, and gain critical thinking skills that are highly valued in any field.
Deepen your understanding of the world with ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's Philosophy minor. Explore fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics and more, and gain critical thinking skills that are highly valued in any field.
The Philosophy minor helps students develop skills such as critical thinking, careful reading and analysis of texts, argumentative and analytical writing, creative problem-solving, effective communication and global literacy — all of which are vital to success in a wide range of professions.
The minor provides excellent preparation for graduate school entrance exams (such as the GRE, LSAT and GMAT) and enhances the career preparation students obtain in their major field.
Philosophy minors develop these important skills while being introduced to a fascinating discipline which considers basic, timeless questions such as
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Minor Requirements | ||
PHIL 11001 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (DIVG) (KHUM) | 3 |
or PHIL 21001 | INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (DIVG) (KHUM) | |
PHIL 11009 | CRITICAL THINKING (KADL) | 3 |
or PHIL 21002 | INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL LOGIC (KMCR) | |
PHIL 31011 | ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
or PHIL 31012 | EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY | |
or PHIL 31013 | LATE MODERN PHILOSOPHY | |
PHIL 31091 | PHILOSOPHERS IN DEPTH (WIC) | 3 |
Philosophy (PHIL) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) 1, 2 | 3 | |
Philosophical Pluralism Elective, choose from the following: 1 | 3 | |
PHIL 31002 | MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (WIC) | |
PHIL 31040 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY (DIVD) | |
PHIL 31070 | AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES (DIVD) | |
PHIL 31075 | PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE (DIVG) | |
PHIL 41091 | SEMINAR IN WORLD PHILOSOPHY | |
PHIL 41491 | SEMINAR IN ASIAN PHILOSOPHY (DIVG) | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Minimum one elective must be at the 40000 level.
PHIL 40093, PHIL 49996 and PHIL 49999 may not be counted toward the minor.
Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
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