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Philosophy Major (BA) and Minor

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PhilosophyBA,Minor
OverviewRequirements

MAJOR

Students majoring in philosophy develop with their mentor a program of study including a minimum of ten courses. Major requirements are as follows:

  • The core course: PL101H‑Introduction to Philosophy

  • Two history of philosophy courses: PL202H‑ Happiness and Wisdom and PL203H‑Knowledge, Freedom, Power

  • An ethics course: PL104H: Introduction to Ethics, PL204H‑Animal Ethics, or PL243E‑ Environmental Ethics

  • A logic course: PL102M: Introduction to Logic

  • Either an academic internship or a research course: HU370H‑Humanities Academic Internship; FD 330–St. Petersburg Immersive Internship; or HU 388‑Humanities Research Symposium

  • Three electives, one of which must be at 300‑level or above; with approval from the philosophy discipline coordinator, one of these elective courses may be taken in a humanities discipline other than philosophy (HI, AS, WG, RE, LI, FI, AM)

  • A senior capstone course: HU498‑Humanities Colloquium


MINOR

A minor in philosophy consists of five philosophy courses, including at least two of the following: Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Logic, an ethics course, Happiness and Wisdom, or Knowledge, Freedom, Power. An approved course of study must be developed in consultation with the philosophy discipline coordinator.