Philosophy, Minor
Philosophy is an investigation of the enduring questions facing humanity: What is the human being? How ought we live? What is our relationship to the world around us and the transcendent? Philosophy also encourages students to be reflective. It asks students to identify and critically evaluate their personal beliefs about self, communities and the world at large in light of various intellectual traditions. The Philosophy minor encourages students to explore such questions, and integrate the insights that they gain with what they have learned in other programs of study at Marquette.
The minor in philosophy consists of seven courses (21 credit hours). All minors take two required courses (6 credit hours). Students taking the general philosophy minor (without a concentration) take any five philosophy electives (15 credit hours). Students taking a minor with a concentration take three courses from their selected area of concentration (9 credit hours) plus two further philosophy electives (6 credit hours). With their advisor’s approval, students may choose one upper-level course outside philosophy to count either as a philosophy elective or as a philosophy concentration course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| PHIL 1001 | Foundations in Philosophy | 3 |
| or PHIL 1001H | Honors Foundations in Philosophy | |
| CORE 4929 | The Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice | 3 |
| or CORE 4929H | Honors Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice | |
| Electives - Choose 2 of the following: | 6 | |
| Logic 1 | ||
or PHIL 4000 | Modern Logic | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Science | ||
| Theory of Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of the Environment | ||
| Philosophy of Art | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Latin American Philosophy | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Epistemology | ||
| Philosophy of Language | ||
| Philosophy of Technology | ||
| Philosophy of War and Peace | ||
| Narrating Freedom: Gender, Race and Mass Incarceration | ||
| The Ethics of Intimacy | ||
| Ethics and the Function of Reason in Human Life | ||
| Philosophy and Film | ||
| Philosophy of Race | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Caribbean Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Disability | ||
| Ancient Philosophy | ||
| Medieval Philosophy | ||
| Pragmatism and American Philosophy | ||
| Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy | ||
| Early Modern Philosophy | ||
| Marx and Marxism | ||
| Phenomenology and Existentialism | ||
| Nineteenth-Century German Philosophy | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy and History of Crime and Punishment | ||
| Feminist Philosophy | ||
| Africana Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Ethical Problems | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Applied Ethics for the Health Sciences | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Philosophy of Education | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Seminar in Philosophy | ||
| Writing-Intensive Seminar in Philosophy | ||
| Research in Philosophy | ||
| Internship in Philosophy | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Independent Study in Philosophy | ||
| Additional Electives or Concentration specified below | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 | |
No Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 of the following: | 9 | |
Any PHIL Electives | ||
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 | |
Concentration in Ethics, Values and Society
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 of the following: | 9 | |
| Theory of Ethics | ||
or PHIL 3504 | Ethics and the Function of Reason in Human Life | |
| Philosophy of the Environment | ||
| Philosophy of Technology | ||
| The Ethics of Intimacy | ||
or PHIL 3509 | Philosophy of Disability | |
| Philosophy of Race | ||
| Feminist Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Ethical Problems | ||
or PHIL 4335 | Biomedical Ethics | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 | |
Concentration in Philosophy for the Health Professions
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 of the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Science | ||
or PHIL 4450 | Philosophy of Mind | |
| Theory of Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of the Environment | ||
| Epistemology | ||
or PHIL 4470 | Philosophy of Science | |
| The Ethics of Intimacy | ||
or PHIL 3509 | Philosophy of Disability | |
| Contemporary Ethical Problems | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 | |
Concentration in Philosophy for the Legal Professions
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 of the following: | 9 | |
| Theory of Ethics | ||
or PHIL 4320 | Contemporary Ethical Problems | |
| Narrating Freedom: Gender, Race and Mass Incarceration | ||
or PHIL 3507 | Global Justice | |
| Philosophy of Race | ||
or PHIL 3770 | Feminist Philosophy | |
| Marx and Marxism | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy and History of Crime and Punishment | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 | |
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