Philosophy Minor Requirements (18 credits)

• Total Minor Credits: 18
• Grade Point Average to Declare Minor: 2.5 Overall GPA
• Grade Point Average to Graduate with Minor: 2.5 GPA within minor coursework
• Credits in Residence: At least half (50 percent) of the credits earned for this minor must be completed in upper-division USU courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies. All other credits (including transfer and study abroad credits) must be approved by the Philosophy faculty in order to be counted toward this minor.
• Minimum Grade Requirement: All courses for the minor require a minimum grade of C- or better. Up to 3 pass/fail credits in Philosophy (PHIL) courses may be applied toward the Philosophy minor.

A. Required Courses (18 credits)

Select 6 courses from the following list, four of which must be at the upper-division level (3000 level or above).

• PHIL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy (BHU) 3
• PHIL 1120 - Social Ethics (BHU) 3
• PHIL 1250 - Practical Logic (BHU) 3
• PHIL 1320 - The Good Life (BHU) 3
• PHIL 1500 - The Examined College Life: Education and Its Ends (BHU) 3
• PHIL 2200 - Deductive Logic (QI) 3
• PHIL 2400 - Ethics (BHU) 3
• PHIL 2600 - Introduction to Philosophy of Religions (BHU) 3
• PHIL 2988 - Special Problems 1-3
• PHIL 3100 - Ancient Philosophy (CI) 3
• PHIL 3110 - Medieval Philosophy 3
• PHIL 3120 - Early Modern Philosophy (CI) 3
• PHIL 3150 - Kant and the Nineteenth Century (CI) 3
• PHIL 3180 - Contemporary European Philosophy (CI) 3
• PHIL 3500 - Medical Ethics (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3520 - Business Ethics (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3530 - Environmental Ethics (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3580 - Ethics and Economic Life (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3600 - Philosophy of Religion (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3700 - Political Philosophy (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3710 - Philosophies of East Asia 3
• PHIL 3720 - Philosophical Theology 3
• PHIL 3800 - Philosophy in Literature (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3810 - Philosophy of Art (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3820 - Theories of Sex and Gender (DHA) 3
• PHIL 3990 - Philosophy and Pop Culture (DHA) 3
• PHIL 4250 - Tolkien and Lewis on Myth and Truth 3
• PHIL 4300 - Epistemology (DHA) 3
• PHIL 4310 - Philosophy of Science (DHA) 3
• PHIL 4400 - Metaphysics 3
• PHIL 4410 - Philosophy of Mind (DHA) 3
• PHIL 4500 - Virtue Ethics (DHA) 3
• PHIL 4530 - Ethics and Biotechnology (DSC) 3
• PHIL 4600 - Philosophy of Law 3
• PHIL 4900 - Special Topics 3
• PHIL 4910 - Readings and Research 1-4
• PHIL 4930 - Senior Honors Thesis 1-4
• PHIL 4990 - Philosophy Capstone Seminar 3

Related Programs

• Philosophy Major BA or BS: 30 credits
• Philosophy Major with Ethics Concentration BA or BS: 30 credits