Major/Minor Requirements

Requirements for the Major and Minor in Philosophy

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Requirements for the Major in Philosophy

Students majoring in philosophy must satisfactorily complete thirteen units in philosophy:

{a} Five units are in the history of philosophy: Greek Philosophy (PH101) [or PH116 – Greek Language and Philosophy], History of Modern Philosophy (PH201) [2 units], 20th Century Analytic Philosophy (PH301), and 20th Century Continental Philosophy (PH302).

{b} One unit of Ethics (PH140).

{c} Four other units are meant to demonstrate breadth in the discipline of philosophy and involve taking one course in each of the following four areas: Knowledge and Reality, Value Theory, Philosophical Psychology, and Comparative Philosophy. One of these area courses must be at the 300 level.

KNOWLEDGE AND REALITY: PH122, PH226, PH227, PH228, PH229, PH321.  VALUE THEORY: PH141, PH244, PH245, PH246, PH247, PH249, PH340, PH341, PH342.  PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY: PH260, PH261, PH262, PH360, PH361.  COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY: PH243, PH280, PH282, PH283, PH284, PH285.

{d} The three remaining units provide both depth and a capstone experience in the major: Junior Seminar (PH452), Senior Essay (PH475), and Senior Seminar (PH476).

Note: the Senior Colloquium course (PH456) is an optional, year-long extended format course held in conjunction with our departmental colloquium speaker series. It does not fulfill any specific departmental requirements, but it carries a full unit of academic course credit. Note also: independent reading courses cannot substitute for any of the above requirements without written permission from the department.

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Requirements for the Minor in Philosophy

Students minoring in philosophy must satisfactorily complete six units in philosophy, including History of Modern Philosophy (PH201) [2 units] and at least two units of advanced work at the 300- or 400-level.

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