Philosophy, Minor
Saint Louis University offers a minor in philosophy that can be completed in 18 credits.
A philosophy minor helps students with other majors explore their own meaning and purpose as well as the moral and conceptual foundations of their primary fields of study.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 1050 | Introduction to Philosophy: Self and Reality | 3 |
| or CORE 1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics | 3 |
| Philosophy Electives | ||
| Select four 3000 or 4000 level courses. | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Continuation Standards
Students must have a GPA of 2.00 in philosophy minor coursework to be retained in the minor.
Philosophy Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHIL 3250 | Philosophy of Religion | |
PHIL 3300 | Philosophy of the Human Person | |
PHIL 3360 | Medical Ethics | |
PHIL 3380 | Business Ethics | |
PHIL 3400 | Ethics & Engineering | |
PHIL 3420 | Environmental and Ecological Ethics | |
PHIL 3430 | Philosophy of Law | |
PHIL 3450 | Disaster Narratives | |
PHIL 3480 | Jewish Life: Bible to Middle Ages | |
PHIL 3490 | Jewish Life: Middle Ages to Modern Times | |
PHIL 3510 | Philosophy in Film | |
PHIL 3600 | Science and Religion | |
PHIL 3910 | Internship | |
PHIL 3930 | Special Topics | |
PHIL 3980 | Independent Study | |
PHIL 4040 | Symbolic Logic | |
PHIL 4090 | Topics in Advanced Logic | |
PHIL 4120 | Topics in Epistemology | |
PHIL 4150 | Philosophy of Science | |
PHIL 4160 | Philosophy and Physics | |
PHIL 4190 | Gender and Science | |
PHIL 4210 | Topics in Metaphysics | |
PHIL 4260 | Philosophy of Mind | |
PHIL 4280 | Biology and Mind | |
PHIL 4310 | Topics in Ethics | |
PHIL 4320 | Feminism and the History of Ethics | |
PHIL 4350 | Survey of Social and Political Philosophy | |
PHIL 4360 | Topics in Social & Political Philosophy | |
PHIL 4400 | History of Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
PHIL 4500 | Medieval Philosophy | |
PHIL 4570 | Latin Paleography | |
PHIL 4600 | History of Modern Philosophy | |
PHIL 4720 | Topics Continental Philosophy | |
PHIL 4740 | Philosophy of Karl Marx | |
PHIL 4750 | Latin American Philosophy | |
PHIL 4760 | Spanish Philosophy | |
PHIL 4800 | Topics and Movements in Contemporary Philosophy | |
PHIL 4810 | Philosophy of Feminism | |
PHIL 4820 | Philosophy and Race | |
PHIL 4840 | Catholic Social Thought | |
PHIL 4850 | Topics in Philosophical Anthropology | |
PHIL 4910 | Internship | |
PHIL 4930 | Special Topics | |
PHIL 4980 | Advanced Independent Study |
Students can complete all or part of the philosophy minor at SLU’s campus in Madrid.