Philosophy Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the Philosophy Department.

For a minor in philosophy:

Complete 5 courses, with at least 2 at the 300/400 level.
Only 1 course may be used to meet a General Education requirement.
At least 3 courses must be completed at SU.
Complete all courses applicable to minor with grades of C or better.
A course must have at least 3 credits to satisfy a minor requirement, unless otherwise approved by the chair of the Philosophy Department.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least nine credits must be earned at SU.

Minor Requirements

Value Theory or Metaphysics/Epistemology

Complete 1 Course from the Following

PHIL 203 - Ethics 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 240 - Mind, Brains and Machines 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 300 - Philosophy of The Arts 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 305 - Political Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 307 - Mind, Language and World: Themes In Analytical Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 330 - Theory of Knowledge 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Science 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 368 - Philosophical Concepts in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 401 - Moral Theory 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 402 - The Problem of God 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 408 - Metaphysics 4 Hour(s) Credit

History of Philosophy

Complete 1 Course from the Following

PHIL 290 - Proseminar in Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 308 - Ancient Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 309 - Medieval Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 311 - Modern European Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 317 - 19th Century Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit

Electives

Complete 3 from Any of the Above or the Following

PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 103 - Critical Thinking 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 201 - History of Ideas 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 202 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 207 - Philosophy of Education 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 209 - Philosophy and Culture 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 210 - Nature, Science and Religion 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 212 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 301 - Violence and Nonviolence 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 306 - Animals and Ethics 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 310 - Philosophical Topics 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 313 - Studies in The History of Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 315 - Life and Death Issues in Health Care: The Ethical Perspective 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 316 - Philosophy and Feminism 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 318 - Environmental Responsibility 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 319 - Law and Morality 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 321 - Race and Ethnicity 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 322 - Existentialism 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 323 - Buddhist Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 324 - Topics in Asian Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 325 - Philosophy of Religion 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 399 - International Studies in Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 405 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 475 - Seminar in Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 490 - Independent Study 1-4 Hour(s) Credit