Philosophy Courses
Students can choose from a range of courses at the 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels in Philosophy. 100-level courses are open to freshmen and sophomores only; 200 and 300-level courses are open to sophomores, juniors and seniors only; 400-level courses are open to juniors and seniors only, with the exception of PHL 480 [Seminar], which is only open to senior Philosophy Majors.
100-Level Courses
At the 100-level, students can choose from the following courses: PHL101 Logic, PHL103 Introduction to Philosophy, and PHL150 Philosophy and Literature.
200, 300, and 400-Level Courses
Our 200, 300, and 400-level courses fall into the following six broad categories: (1) Ethics, Religion and Human Life, (2) Society, Politics, and Culture, (3) Language, Thought, and World, (4) History of Philosophy, (5) Contemporary Philosophy, and (6) Special Topics.
Ethics, Religion, and Human Life
- PHL 202 General Ethics
- PHL 207 Philosophy of the Human Person
- PHL 301 Ethics, Moral Leadership, and the Common Good
- PHL 304 Current Problems in Ethics
- PHL 306 Business Ethics
- PHL 309 Biomedical Ethics
- PHL 312 Thomistic Ethics
- PHL 434 Ethical Problems and Technology
Language, Thought, and World
- PHL 315 Symbolic Logic
- PHL 318 Philosophy of Science
- PHL 319 Philosophy of Knowledge
- PHL 321 American Philosophy
- PHL 325 Asian Philosophy
- PHL 342 Sources of Philosophical Errors
- PHL 347 Philosophy of Language
- PHL 426 Metaphysics
- PHL 430 Phenomenology
Contemporary Philosophy
- PHL 326 Contemporary Women Philosophers
- PHL 352 Philosophy of Mind
- PHL 412 Contemporary Philosophy
- PHL 422 Contemporary Existentialism
Society, Politics and Culture
- PHL 316 Social and Political Philosophy
- PHL 320 Catholic Social Thought
- PHL 337 Philosophy and Globalization
- PHL 339 Environmental Philosophy
- PHL 407 Philosophy of Art
- PHL 423 Law and Morality
History of Philosophy
- PHL 200 Introduction to the Philosophy of St Thomas
- PHL 206 The Wisdom of Socrates
- PHL 300 Ancient Philosophy
- PHL 310 Medieval Philosophy
- PHL 330 The Wisdom of Aquinas
- PHL 360 Early Modern Philosophy
- PHL 380 Late Modern Philosophy
- PHL 406 The Wisdom of Augustine
Special Topics
- PHL 460 Tutorial
- PHL 470 Special Topics in Philosophy
- PHL 480 Seminar
- PHL 490 Independent Study
Course Descriptions for all of our courses can be found in the undergraduate catalog.
Philosophy Department
Siena Hall 105
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