Philosophy Major and Minor

Major in Philosophy

Only 10 required courses (30 credit hours):

• PHL 140: Logical Reasoning
• PHL 300: Philosophical Methods
• PHL 345: Philosophy of Science
• PHL 351: Foundations of Western Thought
• PHL 352: Modern Philosophy and Beyond
• PHL 411: Ethics
• PHL 450: Minds and Machines
• PHL 471: How do we Know?

Two additional philosophy electives (6 credit hours) at any level. Philosophy electives include any PHL courses, as well as INQ 110 and INQ 111.

Minor in Philosophy

Only 6 required courses (18 credit hours):

• One of the following history of philosophy courses:
  • PHL 351: Foundations of Western Thought
  • PHL 352: Modern Philosophy and Beyond
• One of the following contemporary philosophy courses:
  • PHL 345: Philosophy of Science
  • PHL 450: Minds and Machines
  • PHL 471: How Do We Know?

Four philosophy elective courses (12 credit hours) at any level. Philosophy electives include any PHL courses, as well as INQ 110 and INQ 111.

Accelerated 3+3 Philosophy – Law Program

The CSU College of Law 3+3 program permits a student who has completed three years of undergraduate study to be admitted to the College of Law to begin J.D. studies. The undergraduate degree will be awarded upon successful completion of the first full year of the J.D. curriculum, thus permitting the student to graduate with both an undergraduate and law degrees in six rather than seven years of full-time study (or its equivalent).

In effect, the first year of law school completes the fourth year of the undergraduate degree (serving, in effect, as undergraduate elective courses) and serves as the first year of law school. This arrangement saves both time and money for the student.

For more information about the 3+3 Philosophy – Law Program, please contact Michael Wiitala, Philosophy Program Advisor, at m.wiitala@csuohio.edu

Philosophy Honors Program

Students complete 12 hours of honors credits – 6 elective philosophy credits and 6 related to completion of an independent research project. The 6 elective honors hours can be met by:

• Taking honors courses in philosophy;
• Doing up to 3 hours of independent research or
• Contracting a philosophy course to make it into an honors course.

The 6 credits toward the independent research projects will include two semesters of PHL 497H - Honors Project. These credits can all be used towards the regular major, so this does NOT require the student to take more than the normal 30 hours.

Questions? Something doesn’t fit your schedule?

Reach out to Michael Wiitala, Philosophy Program Advisor, and we can figure out a custom degree completion plan for you!
 

You can now get all your undergraduate information right from the undergraduate catalog.

Catalog

1. Go to the Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Then, go to the College of Arts and Sciences. You'll find the college in the green nav bar on the left-hand side.
3. Once you are on the College of Arts and Sciences page, scroll down till you find your major/minor, then click on the link.

Course Information

1. Go to the Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Course descriptions will be located on the green nav bar on the left-hand side.
3. From there you will be able to find course information.

Program Sheets

1. Go to the Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Then, go to the College of Arts and Sciences. You'll find the college in the green nav bar on the left-hand side.
3. Once you are on the College of Arts and Sciences page, scroll down till you find your major/minor, then click on the link.
4. Then click on the Print Degree Planner, which is the first of the 5 icons on the upper right side of the page.