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Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Minors Offered

The department offers undergraduate minors in Philosophy, Ethics, Cognitive Science, and Health, Medicine, and Human Values. It also offers a graduate minor in Cognitive Science. We regret that the graduate minor in Life Science Ethics is not currently available. Students who wish to take an academic minor offered by the department are required to complete a form declaring their intention to do so. This form is available from the departmental office, 340 Withers Hall.

Contact Information

Ken Peters
Advising Secretary
Withers Hall 340
515-6100
kepeters@ncsu.edu

Requirements

The department will determine whether courses that have been transferred from other institutions qualify for its minors. No more than two courses from other institutions may count toward a minor.

Minor in Philosophy
Minor in Cognitive Science

Minor in Ethics
Minor in Health, Medicine, and Human Values
Minor in Logic and Methodology
Graduate Minor in Cognitive Science

Minor in Philosophy

Students who take a minor program in philosophy are required to complete 15 hours of courses in selected fields of philosophy with a grade of C or better, including (A) a course in the history of philosophy (3 credit hours), (B) a course in normative (ethics and ethics-related) philosophy (3 credit hours), and (C) a course other than one in normative philosophy, but not including logic or the history of philosophy (3 credit hours). Students wishing to take an academic minor in philosophy need to complete the form declaring intention to do so, which is available from the office of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, 340 Withers Hall. An adviser, who will oversee admission to the minor program and certification of completion of the minor in philosophy, will be assigned by the department. The coordinator of advising will ascertain whether the requirements of the minor have been fulfilled. Students intending to minor in philosophy need to consult their minor advisers during each registration period.

Courses for the Minor in Philosophy

(A) Courses in the history of philosophy

  • PHI 300 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  • PHI 301 Early Modern Philosophy
  • PHI 302 19th Century Philosophy

(B) Courses in normative philosophy

(C) Courses other than normative philosophy, logic, or history of philosophy

Minor in Logic and Methodology

Students who take this minor will be required to complete five 3-hour courses, as follows:

(A)     LOG 335 Symbolic Logic

(B) One LOG 4XX course. The following will be available when the minor is introduced:

  • LOG 435 Advanced Logic and Metamathematics
  • LOG 437 Model Theoretic Semantics

(C) One of the following courses in philosophy of science:

(D) Two additional courses from the following:


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