Spring 2027 Undergraduate Courses
Philosophy 200-Level Course Information
Philosophy 300-Level Course Information
S27 Philosophy Undergraduate Course Descriptions
S27 Philosophy 200-Level Course Poster
S27 Philosophy 300-Level Course Poster
100-Level Courses
PHIL 130 Philosophy and Persons
Core: Tier I Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course
PHIL 181 Ethics
Writing Intensive (18W only)
Core: Ethical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Ethics Course
PHIL 182 Social and Political Philosophy
Writing Intensive (10W only)
Engaged Learning (04E and 05E only)
Core: Ethical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Ethics Course
PHIL 190 Â鶹´«Ã½'s Mission: The Philosophical Vision
Enrollment is limited to transfer students with 30 or more credit hours.
PHIL Major/Minor: Elective Course
200-Level Courses
PHIL 272-001 Metaphysics
Dr. Joshua Mendelsohn
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Mind and Science
PHIL 273-01W and 273-02W Philosophy of Science
Dr. Katherine Valde
Writing Intensive
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Mind and Science
PHIL 274 Logic
Dr. Arnold vander Nat
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major: Formal Logic Requirement
PHIL Minor: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course
PHIL 277-001 and 277-002 Aesthetics: Beauty, Suffering & Justice
Dr. Avery Smith
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Existence, Meaning, and Culture
PHIL 279-001 and 279-002 Judgment and Decision-Making
Dr. Marcella Linn
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics & Values; Mind and Science
PHIL 284 Health Care Ethics
284-001 and 284-002 Dr. Gisela Reyes
284-003 Dr. Joseph Vukov
284-04W Dr. Jennifer Parks
Writing Intensive (04W only)
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Ethics Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics and Values
PHIL 287-001 and 287-002 Environmental Ethics
Dr. Nicholas Sars
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Ethics Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics and Values
PHIL 288 Culture and Civilization
288-001 Catholic Social Teaching Dr. Jeffrey Fisher
288-002 and 288-003 Friendship, Romance, and Technology Dr. Peter Bergeron
288-004 and PHIL 288-005 Philosophy and Film Dr. Thomas Derdak
288-06W Individual and Collective Responsibility Dr. Mario Attie Picker
Writing Intensive (06W only)
Core: Tier II Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry
PHIL Major/Minor: Ethics Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics and Values (001, 002, 003, 06W); Law, Society, and Social Justice (001, 002, 003); Existence, Meaning, and Culture (004, 005, 06W)
300-Level Courses
PHIL 304W History of Ancient Philosophy
Dr. Joshua Mendelsohn
Writing Intensive
PHIL Major: Ancient Philosophy Requirement
PHIL Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics and Values; Existence, Meaning, and Culture
PHIL 309 Classical Modern Philosophy
Dr. Blake Dutton
PHIL Major: Classical Modern Philosophy Requirement
PHIL Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Existence, Meaning, and Culture
PHIL 311 Issues in Metaphysics: Infinity
Dr. Andrew Cutrofello
PHIL Major: Metaphysics/Epistemology Course, Elective Course
PHIL Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Mind and Science; Existence, Meaning, and Culture
PHIL 322 Feminist Philosophies
Dr. Amy Shuffelton
PHIL Major: Ethics Course, Elective Course
PHIL Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics and Values; Law, Society, and Social Justice
PHIL 342W Topics in the Catholic Philosophical Tradition: Augustine & Ancient Philosophy
Dr. Alberto Bertozzi
The course is cross-listed as PHIL 342/CATH 303
Writing Intensive
PHIL Major/Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Mind and Science; Existence, Meaning, and Culture
PHIL 369W Philosophy of Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth Hoppe
Writing Intensive
PHIL Major: Ethics Course, Elective Course
PHIL Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Mind and Science
PHIL 379 John F. Grant, M.D., Symposium on Health Care Ethics: Reproductive Ethics
Dr. Jennifer Parks
PHIL Major/Minor: Elective Course
Philosophy BA Specializations: Ethics and Values
PHIL 399-001 Capstone Seminar: Marxism and the Law
Dr. Jesús Luzardo
Philosophy Specializations: Law, Society, and Social Justice
PHIL Major: Capstone Requirement
PHIL Minor: Elective Course