Philosophy is the oldest academic discipline taught at a university.  From a functional point of view, philosophy is synonymous with critical thinking. From a formal point of view, it is a body of knowledge answering three questions:  what is it (ontology)?; what good is it (axiology)?; and, how do you know it (epistemology)?

Minor in Philosophy

A minor in philosophy requires students to take PHIL 205-3 and PHIL 305-3 or POLS 370-3 in addition to 12 credit hours chosen from courses listed below for a total of 18 credit hours.   A total of 12 credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.

A maximum of two courses (6 credit hours) used to fulfill program requirements for a major or another minor may also be used to fulfill requirements for a minor in Philosophy.

 

PHIL 205-3		Introduction to the History of Philosophy
PHIL 305-3		History of Philosophy: Early Modernity to Post-Modernity
or POLS 370-3		Political Philosophy: Early Modernity to Post-Modernity

 
One of:

ECON 202-3		History of Economic Thought
ENGL 200-3		Gender and Literary Theory
PHIL 200-3		Critical Thinking
PHIL 201-3		Philosophy of Science
PHIL 202-3		Comparative Religion
PHIL 210-3		Philosophy of Mind
or PSYC 202-3		Philosophy of Mind
POLS 270-3		Political Philosophy:  Plato to Locke

Three of:

COMM 332-3		Business and Professional Ethics
ENGL 300-3		Theory
FNST 303-3		First Nations Religion and Philosophy
FNST 304-3		First Nations Environmental Philosophy and Knowledge
HIST 300-3		Historiography:  The Nature of the Historical Discipline
PHIL 325-3		Moral Philosophy
or POLS 317-3		Moral Philosophy
WMST 311-3		History of Feminism
ANTH 401-3		Anthropological Perspectives on Inequality
ANTH 405-3		Topics in Landscapes and Place
ANTH 406-3		Feminist Perspectives in Anthropology
ENGL 400-3		Contemporary Theory
ENVS 414-3		Environmental and Professional Ethics
POLS 400-(3-6)		Classics in Political Philosophy
POLS 472-3		Seminar in Political Philosophy
WMST 411-3		Contemporary Feminist Theories