Philosophy Minor

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Core Requirements

The minor in Philosophy is 21 units. Students must take six (6) units from the following:

• PHIL 310 - Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 362 - Exploring Modern Thought: From Descartes to Kant Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 330 - Epistemology: Knowing and Not Knowing Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 331 - Metaphysics: Being and Not Being Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 361 - The Birth of Philosophy: The Greeks & Their Legacy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4

Elective Requirements

Students must take five (5) additional courses from any Philosophy coursework for 15 units.

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

Philosophy and Religious Studies Courses

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Courses

Philosophy

• •  PHIL 100 - Workshop in Critical Thinking Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A3
• •  PHIL 110 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy and the Arts Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
• •  PHIL 120 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  PHIL 130 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy, Religion, and Social Science Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D1-3
• •  PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  PHIL 211 - Introduction to Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  PHIL 241 - Introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  PHIL 242 - Introduction to Asian Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  PHIL 300 - Reasoning and Writing for Philosophy Majors Units: 3
• •  PHIL 301 - Modern Logic Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 310 - Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 311 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
• •  PHIL 312 - Bioethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 313 - Philosophy of Business and Professional Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 320 - Philosophy of Art Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  PHIL 321 - Philosophy and Science Fiction Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 324 - Philosophy and Sex Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  PHIL 330 - Epistemology: Knowing and Not Knowing Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 331 - Metaphysics: Being and Not Being Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 332 - Philosophy of Social Science Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 333 - Philosophy of Language Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Science Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 336 - Philosophy of Cognition and Artificial Intelligence Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 337 - Science and Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 338 - Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 340 - Philosophy of Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 341 - Abrahamic Religions Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 342 - Religions of Asia Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 343 - Contemporary Religious Thinkers Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 344 - Mysticism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 345 - Comparative Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 346 - Cults and New Religious Movements Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  PHIL 347 - Religion, Monsters, and Horror Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 348 - Views of the Afterlife Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 349 - Africana Philosophy and Religions Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 351 - Social and Political Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 353 - Human Rights in the U.S. Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  PHIL 354 - Global Human Rights and Social Justice Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 355 - Race and Justice Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  PHIL 361 - The Birth of Philosophy: The Greeks & Their Legacy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 362 - Exploring Modern Thought: From Descartes to Kant Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 365 - Existentialism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 371 - Philosophy of Education Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 373 - African-American Philosophical Perspectives Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  PHIL 375 - Feminist Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 377 - Philosophy of Law Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  PHIL 378 - Evil Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 381 - Shamanism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  PHIL 490 - Independent Study Units: 3
• •  PHIL 497 - Issues in Philosophy or Religion Units: 3
• •  PHIL 499 - Senior Seminar Units: 3