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541-552-6034
Prakash Chenjeri, Coordinator

The philosophy program is part of the Department of Language, Literature, and Philosophy. Philosophy offers minors in philosophy, rhetoric and reason, and ethics. Philosophy courses also support interdisciplinary programs and degrees such as gender, sexuality and women’s studies, environmental studies, and honors. Several courses fulfill University Studies requirements. The program offers classes for all students who would like to clarify their thinking and explore the great questions, such as the meaning of life, the nature of reality, right and wrong, knowledge, and language. 

Program Requirements

Programs

• Ethics Minor
• Philosophy Minor

Courses

• PHL 199 - Special Studies
• PHL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy
• PHL 203 - Introduction to Logic
• PHL 205 - Ethics: Moral Issues
• PHL 301 - History of Western Philosophy
• PHL 302 - History of Western Philosophy
• PHL 303 - History of Western Philosophy
• PHL 310 - Information Technology: Legal and Ethical Issues
• PHL 323 - Moral Theory
• PHL 326 - Indian Ethics
• PHL 329 - Science and Religion: Critical Explorations
• PHL 330 - Science, Democracy, and Citizenship
• PHL 339 - History and Philosophy of Science
• PHL 340 - Death and Dying: Multidimensional Explorations
• PHL 348 - Philosophy of Religion
• PHL 399 - Special Studies
• PHL 401 - Research
• PHL 403 - Thesis
• PHL 405 - Reading and Conference
• PHL 407 - Seminar
• PHL 409 - Practicum
• PHL 420 - Topics in Contemporary Philosophy
• PHL 425 - Feminism and Philosophy
• PHL 426 - Women and Ethics
• PHL 501 - Research
• PHL 503 - Thesis
• PHL 505 - Reading and Conference
• PHL 507 - Seminar
• PHL 509 - Practicum
• PHL 525 - Feminism and Philosophy
• PHL 526 - Women and Ethics

• REL 201 - Religion and the Human Experience
• REL 202 - Religion and the Human Experience