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Minors in the Philosophy Program

Three minors are offered by the Philosophy Program:

1. Philosophy
2. Philosophy and the Arts
3. Philosophy of Science

Students interested in pursuing a minor offered by the Philosophy Program should submit a completed Application for a Program of Minor Study 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 particularly suited for students who have an interest in the conceptual roots and current prospects of Western civilization.
Prerequisite: One 1500-level course 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 (PHI 2110, 3209, 3210, 3211, or 3212)
3. Three elective courses (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 especially designed for B.F.A., Mus.B., B.A., and B.S. students with a particular interest in the place of the arts in modern and postmodern culture.
Prerequisite: One of the following:

PHI 1570/Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Imagination

PHI 2710/Philosophy and the Arts: Modernism and Postmodernism

PHI 2780/Philosophy of Art: From Plato to Postmodernism

PHI 3510/Theory and Drama

PHI 3716/Philosophy and Film

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

1. Two of the courses listed above as prerequisites
2. Three additional courses in philosophy*
3. One complementary course in the arts*

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

Minor in Philosophy of Science
This minor is especially designed for students in the natural and social sciences, and for humanities students who have a special interest in the sciences.
Prerequisite: One of the following:

PHI 1515/History of Philosophy I

PHI 2110/History of Philosophy II

PHI 2120/Methods of Reasoning

PHI 3010/History and Philosophy of Science

PHI 3210/The Construction of Nature

Academic Requirements for the Minor in Philosophy of Science
Six courses, to include:

1. PHI 3010/History and Philosophy of Science
2. Any three of the other courses listed above as prerequisites
3. One 3000-level elective course in philosophy*
4. One complementary course in the natural or social sciences*

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

Updated July 18, 2008