Minor in Philosophy

(minimum of 15 credits required)

The minor in philosophy requires a minimum of 15 credits, at least 14 of which should be earned at FAU. The courses must be taken according to the list in the chart below, and a grade of 'C' or above  must be earned in each course.

If any courses are taken for the philosophy minor that do not conform to the lists below, permission must be obtained from the philosophy undergraduate advisor (Dr. Clevis Headley, headley@fau.edu).

 

One course in logic/critical thinking:
Critical Thinking	PHI 2100	3
Logic	PHI 2102	3
One course in the history of philosophy:
Ancient Philosophy	PHH 3100	3
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy	PHH 3280	4
Early Modern Philosophy	PHH 3420	4
One course in value theory:
Moral Problems	PHI 3638	3
Environmental Ethics	PHI 3640	3
Asian Aesthetics and Art Theories	PHI 3870	3
Philosophy of Literature	PHI 3882	3
Philosophy of the Performing Arts	PHI 3885	3
Biomedical Ethics	PHI 4633	4
Ethical Theory	PHI 4661	3
Philosophy of Religion	PHI 4700	3
Aesthetics and Art Theory	PHI 4800	4
One course in 20th century philosophy:
Pragmatism	PHH 3703	3
Post-Structuralism	PHP 3792	3
Philosophy of Mind	PHI 3320	4
Philosophy of Medicine	PHI 3456	3
Philosophy of Science	PHI 4400	4
Analytical Philosophy	PHP 4784	4
Philosophy of Psychiatry	PHI 3453	3
Phenomenology	PHP 4782	3
Existentialism	PHP 4786	3
One course in social and political thought:
Philosophy of Law	PHM 3400	3
Philosophy of the Human and Social Sciences	PHI 4420	3
Feminist Philosophy	PHM 3123	3
Social and Political Philosophy	PHM 3200	3
Philosophy of Technology	PHM 4223	3
Africana Philosophy	PHP 3781	3