Minors in the Philosophy Program

Two minors are offered by the Philosophy Program:

1. Philosophy
2. Philosophy and the Arts

Students interested in pursuing a minor offered by the philosophy program should submit a completed Application for a Program of Minor Study (available at www.purchase.edu/registrar, under “Forms”) to the coordinator of the Philosophy Board of Study. Upon admission to the minor, the student will be assigned a minor advisor from the philosophy faculty.

Minor in Philosophy
This minor is designed for students with a general interest in philosophy.

Academic Requirements for the Minor in Philosophy
Five courses, to include:

1. PHI 1515/History of Philosophy I
2. One other course in the history of philosophy (e.g., PHI 2110, 3211, or 3212)
3. Three elective courses in philosophy (including two at the 3000 or 4000 level), to be chosen in consultation with the minor advisor

Minor in Philosophy and the Arts
This minor is designed for students with a particular interest in philosophy and the arts.

Academic Requirements for the Minor in Philosophy and the Arts
Six courses, to include:

1. Three arts-related philosophy courses, chosen from the list below
2. Two additional courses in philosophy*
3. One complementary course in studio art or art history*

*These courses are to be chosen in consultation with the minor advisor.

Arts-Related Philosophy Courses

PHI 1720/Tragedy and Philosophy

PHI 2780/Philosophy of Art: From Plato to Postmodernism

PHI 2835/Happiness: Philosophy, Film, Literature

PHI 3120/Fantasy, Film, and Reality

PHI 3275/Light and Truth: Film, Photography, and Reality

PHI 3510/Theory and Drama

PHI 3650/Philosophy and Literature

PHI 3716/Philosophy and Film

PHI 3785/Art and Morality

For updates during 2013–2015, please visit www.purchase.edu/
departments/AcademicPrograms/LAS/humanities/Philosophy/Minors.aspx.

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