Undergraduate Philosophy Requirements (Non-Majors)

Philosophy Requirements for Students who are not Philosophy Majors

Except for students participating in the University Honors Program, PHIL 201 and 202 are required courses for students enrolled in each School and are normally taken during the freshman year.

In addition to PHIL 201 and 202, students who are pursuing a B.A. degree must elect one additional course from the list below to fulfill the last of their three-course philosophy requirement, unless they replace the Focus Area of the Liberal Arts Curriculum with a secondary major, a minor, or other approved alternatives.

PHIL 301 Reasoning and Argumentation or PHIL 302 Introductory Logic
PHIL 303 Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 305 Metaphysics
PHIL 308 Philosophy of God
PHIL 309, A or B, Theories of Ethics
PHIL 310 Philosophy of Art
PHIL 311 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 313, A or B, Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 315 Philosophy of Language
PHIL 317 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 320 Philosophy of Sport
PHIL 328 Philosophy of Social Sciences
PHIL 329, A or B, Philosophy of Science and Nature
PHIL 331, A or B, Philosophy of Knowledge
PHIL 332, A or B, Political Philosophy
PHIL 333, A or B, Philosophy of Natural Right & Natural Law
PHIL 334 Philosophy in the Islamic World
PHIL 335 Islamic Political Philosophy
PHIL 336 Introduction to Asian Philosophy
PHIL 347 Justice, Education, and Leadership in Plato’s Republic
PHIL 403 Morality and Law

Students are free to elect additional courses from the list above and any 500-level course, except 556.

Students pursuing a B.S. degree and students in professional programs with extensive major requirements (ARPL, ENGR, MUS, NURS) typically complete only PHIL 201 and 202, or their honors equivalents. In addition,

Students in Engineering take PHIL 362 Professional Ethics in Engineering;
Students in Nursing take PHIL 303 Biomedical Ethics or TRS 333 Biomedical and Healthcare Ethics for Nursing.