MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY
As recent studies show, employers want, and reward, many
of the capacities which the study of philosophy develops: for instance,
the ability to solve problems, to communicate, to organize ideas and issues,
to assess pros and cons and to boil down complex data. These capacities
represent transferable skills. They are transferable not only from
philosophy to non-philosophy areas, but from one non-philosophical field
to another. For that reason, people trained in philosophy are not
only prepared to do many kinds of tasks; they can also cope with change
or even move into new careers, more readily than others.
Philosophy can yield immediate benefits for students planning postgraduate
work. As law, medical, business, and other professional school faculty
and admissions personnel have often said, philosophy is excellent preparation
for the training and later careers of the professionals in question. In
preparing to enter such fields such as computer science, management, or
public administration, which, like medicine, have special requirements
for post-graduate study, a student may of course major (or minor) both
in philosophy and some other field.
From "Philosophy: A Brief Guide for Undergraduates," American Philosophical Association
Requirements for the Philosophy Minor:
| Total credit hours: 15 | —This may include
courses taken to satisfy requirements for general education.— |
Required Courses:
- PI 225 Introduction to Philosophy
- PI 255 Ethics
- PI 256 Logic
Suggested Courses: Any philosophy course that strikes your fancy!
While our courses do not follow a regular rotation, they may include:
- History of philosophy, such as Ancient, Modern or Contemporary Philosophy
- Religious philosophy, including Western Religious Philosophy and World Religions
- Standard themes like Philosophy of Science, Existential Philosophy, and Theory of Knowledge
- Special topics courses, including Philosophy of Art, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, or Philosophy and Literature
Completion of courses in the Major Ideas of Western Civilization sequence may also count toward the Philosophy minor, subject to approval of the Associate Chair.
Suggestions of courses by major:
For Art, English, or Foreign Language
majors:
Existential Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy
& Literature, World Religions
For History and Political Science
majors:
Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Existential
Philosophy, World Religions
For Science and Math majors:
Philosophy of Science, Theory of Knowledge, Logic, Environmental Philosophy
For Education majors:
Ethics, Theory of Knowledge, Logic, World Religions, Philosophy of Education
For Business majors:
Ethics, Logic, Environmental Philosophy
Other majors:
Watch for topics that interest you or ask for recommendations.
Last Updated May 4, 2007