The Major

Obtaining a major in Philosophy requires 30 credit hours:

• PHL 100: Introduction to Philosophy (3 credit hours)
  
• PHL 201: Ethics (3 credit hours)

One (1) of the following courses in logic (3 credit hours):

• PHL 150: Introduction to Logic OR
  
• PHL 250: Symbolic Logic

Three (3) of the following courses in the history of philosophy (9 credit hours):

• PHL 306: Ancient Philosophy
  
• PHL 307: Medieval Philosophy
  
• PHL 308: Early Modern Philosophy
  
• PHL 440: Contemporary Philosophy

One (1) of the following courses in the major areas of philosophy (3 credit hours):

• PHL 406: Metaphysics OR
  
• PHL 407: Epistemology

Three (3) elective courses in philosophy (9 credit hours).

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• PHL 100 is a prerequisite for all other philosophy courses except for PHL 140 and 150, which may be taken without prior coursework in philosophy.
• Philosophy courses required by any University program or by the Core Curriculum count toward the major.
• A student may take up to two cognate courses in other departments which can count toward the philosophy major, subject to the approval of the Philosophy Department.
• Students planning to do graduate study in philosophy are strongly urged to take more courses than the required 30 hours. The philosophy faculty will work with students to select additional courses that will prepare them for graduate work in the discipline.