Minor Requirements: Philosophy
Philosophy Minor Requirements
The Undergraduate College: Traditional, On Campus
The Undergraduate College Philosophy program offers a minor that requires 18 credits (6 courses) available with the Major of your choice:
Minor Courses: 12 credits (4 courses).
Minor Elective Courses: 6 credits (2 courses) MUST be at the 200 or 300 level.
Under certain conditions, a student may have a minor field designated on their Rosemont transcript. Candidates for the minor must select 21-24 credits above the introductory level in a discipline. These courses are chosen from the Academic Offerings section of the catalog for approved minors. A minimum grade point average of 2.00 in the minor is required. Discuss with your advisor.
Philosophy Minor Courses (12 Credits)
PHI 0100: Questions That Matter: An Introduction to Philosophy
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy and to important figures in the history of philosophy. Topics include the nature of knowledge and reality, free will and determinism, the mind/body problem, the existence of God, and the meaning of life. Readings from classical and contemporary sources.
Offered every other year. Fall and spring semester. (3 Credits)
PHI 0200: History of Western Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval
Prerequisite: None
A survey course in the history of Western philosophy intended to introduce students to the theories of prominent ancient and medieval philosophers. Concentration on works by the Pre 505 Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and others. Offered fall semester in alternate years.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
PHI 0201: History of Western Philosophy II: Early Modern Thought
Prerequisite: None
Examines the development of modern Western philosophy with special emphasis on Continental Rationalism and British Empiricism. Concentration on works by Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume and their influence on Kant.Â
Offered every other spring semester. (3 Credits)
PHI 0230: Logic: The Art of Reasoning
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and methods of argument analysis and evaluation, including deductive vs. inductive reasoning, validity, soundness, truth tables, deductive proof, and probability and statistical reasoning. It may also include Aristotelian logic, informal fallacies, causal reasoning, and scientific method. Helpful for students preparing for GREs or LSATs.
Offered every other year. [fall/spring] semester. (3 Credits)
Philosophy Minor Elective Courses (6 Credits)
Choose 2 of the Following Courses:
PHI 0200+ Philosophy Elective
Prerequisite: None
Discuss with Advisor.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
PHI 0300+ Philosophy Elective
Prerequisite: None
Discuss with Advisor.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
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