Boris DeWiel, Associate Professor and Coordinating Committee Chair
Jacqueline Holler, Professor (Global and International Studies)
Kevin Hutchings, Professor (English)
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 or POLS 270-3 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. At least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
A maximum of four courses (12 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.
Required
| PHIL 205-3 | Introduction to the History of Philosophy |
| or POLS 270-3 | Political Philosophy: Antiquity to Early Modernity |
| PHIL 305-3 | History of Philosophy: Early Modernity to Post-Modernity |
| or POLS 370-3 | Political Philosophy: Early Modernity to Post-Modernity |
Four of the following:
| ANTH 401-3 | Anthropological Perspectives on Inequality |
| ANTH 405-3 | Landscapes, Place and Culture |
| ANTH 406-3 | Feminist Perspectives in Anthropology |
| COMM 332-3 | Business and Professional Ethics |
| CPSC 141-3 | Discrete Computational Mathematics |
| ENGL 200-3 | Gender and Literary Theory |
| ENGL 300-3 | The History of Literary Criticism and Theory |
| ENGL 400-3 | Contemporary Theory |
| ENVS 414-3 | Environmental and Professional Ethics |
| FNST 303-3 | First Nations Religion and Philosophy |
| FNST 304-3 | Indigenous Environmental Philosophy |
| HIST 300-3 | Historiography: The Nature of the Historical Discipline |
| HIST 311-3 | History of Feminism |
| or WMST 311-3 | History of Feminism |
| MATH 224-3 | Foundations of Modern Mathematics |
| PHIL 202-3 | Comparative Religion |
| PHIL 302-3 | Philosophy of Religion |
| PHIL 400-3 | Classics in Philosophy |
| PHIL 472-3 | Philosophical Research Seminar |
| POLS 372-3 | Theories of Justice |
| POLS 413-3 | Democracy and Diversity |
| POLS 427-3 | Ethics and Public Affairs |
| POLS 472-3 | Seminar in Political Philosophy |
| WMST 411-3 | Contemporary Feminist Theories |
Updated: July 4, 2025