Philosophy Minor

Format: In person on the Statesboro Campus or the Armstrong Campus in Savannah
Credit Hours: 15

Curriculum

PHIL – 15 credits, 9 of which are upper division:

• PHIL 2010 – Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2020 – Critical Thinking (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2030 – Introduction to Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3030 – Selected Topics in Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3100 – Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3120 – Medieval Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3130 – Early Modern Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3140 – Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3150 – Contemporary Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3170 – Postmodernism (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3200 – Technology, Society and Human Values (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3230 – Modern Political Thought (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3232 – Philosophy of Law (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3330 – Philosophy of Art (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3332 – Contemporary Moral Problems (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3334 – Environmental Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3531 – Theory of Knowledge (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3532 – Metaphysics (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 3635 – Existentialism (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4130 – Feminist Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4233 – Symbolic Logic (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4433 – The Irish Philosophical Tradition (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4434 – Focus on the Philosopher (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4532 – Philosophy of Emotions (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4533 – Philosophy of Mind (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4534 – Philosophy of Film (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4632 – Philosophy of Religion (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 4800 – Independent Study (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 5030 – Selected Topics in Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL XXXX Or any PHIL course 3000-level or above (except for PHIL 4790)
• RELS 3234 – Asian Religious Philosophy (3 Credit Hours) (also counts toward the minor)

Total Credit Hours: 15

Contact Us

Chair, Department of Philosophy
Newton Hall
912-478-5471

Advisement

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Last updated: 8/3/2023