Philosophy Minor

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The minor in Philosophy, consisting of four courses in Philosophy and a fifth course drawn from a designated group of related courses in various disciplines, is designed to give students (1) an introduction to the history of philosophy and major issues in philosophy (accomplished in PHIL 201 ), (2) a grounding in major approaches to critical thinking (PHIL 202 ), (3) advanced study in selected areas of philosophy (provided by at least two Philosophy courses), and (4) the collateral connection provided by at least one related course in another discipline.

Structure of the Minor:

To earn a minor in Philosophy, a student must complete fifteen (15) credit hours of course work, distributed as follows:

Required Basic Courses

Both courses must be completed; total of six hours credit;

PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 202 - Reasoning and Critical Thinking (Logic) Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy Electives

Any two of the following four courses must be completed; total of six hours credit:

PHIL 290 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 302 - Philosophy of Religion Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 401 - Independent Study in Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 409 - Seminar in Philosophical Topics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 410 - Humanity in Crisis: The Problems of Good and Evil Credit Hours: 3

Upper-Division Electives

One of the following courses must be completed; total of three hours credit:

BLAW 301 - Legal & Ethical Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 371 - Literary Paradigms of Leadership Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 411 - Legal Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 412 - Rhetoric of Law Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 426 - Creative Writing: Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 427 - Creative Writing: Poetry Credit Hours: 3
HIST 321 - The Middle Ages Credit Hours: 3
HIST 322 - The Viking Age: c. AD 800-1200 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 329 - The Ancient Greeks Credit Hours: 3
HIST 361 - Early Islamic History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 362 - Modern Middle East Credit Hours: 3
LING 300 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
MLNG 410 - European Literary Movements, 12th Century to 1789 Credit Hours: 3
MLNG 411 - European Literary Movements, 1789-Present
PSCI 304 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 348 - Theories of Peace and War Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 371 - Leadership in Politics Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 392 - Modern Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 305 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 306 - Theories of Personality Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 403 - Practical Applications of Learning and Behavior Change Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 405 - History and Systems of Psychology Credit Hours: 3
A special topics course or independent study (any department) approved by the Department Head of English, Fine Arts, and Communications as suitable for the Philosophy Minor

Total Credit Hours Required:

15, at least 9 of which must be completed at The Citadel.

For further information, please contact the Department of English, Fine Arts, and Communications.