Philosophy Concentration

Coordinator:
Vance Ricks, Philosophy Department

The Philosophy concentration consists of four courses. Together, they enable students to: develop and awareness of the breadth and depth of the field of philosophy; develop the skills used in, and virtues central to, philosophical inquiry and debate, at least to a degree of excellence reasonable to expect of a non-major; and engage students as active participants in that inquiry and debate.

The concentration in Philosophy is not available to philosophy majors.

Requirements

Four courses (16 credit hours):

  • PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy or PHIL 111: Ethics
  • PHIL 201: Ancient Western Philosophy or Philosophy 202: Modern Western Philosophy
  • One elective
  • PHIL 401: Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (capstone)