Philosophy Courses
Core CoursesStudents 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
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
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
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
Contemporary Philosophy
PHL 326 Contemporary Women Philosophers
PHL 352 Philosophy of Mind
PHL 412 Contemporary Philosophy
PHL 422 Contemporary Existentialism
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.