Overview
The Minor in Philosophy, offered by the Department of Philosophy, is an excellent minor for careers in medicine, law and business. Career options are regularly discussed in the Undergraduate Philosophy Club and featured on the Philosophy department's web site.
Residency Requirement: Students who declare a College of Liberal Arts' minor must complete at least half of the program at Temple University. This minor requires 7 courses (21 credits); at least 4 courses must be taken at Temple.
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements: A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all courses in the minor as well as a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the discipline to earn this credential.
Restrictions: Students may not combine this program with the following CLA programs:
- BA in Liberal Studies
- BA in Philosophy
Minors are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Please contact the College of Liberal Arts' Center for Academic Advising for more information on minors, certificates or other CLA programs.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 1196 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| or PHIL 1001 | Philosophical Challenges to the Individual | |
| PHIL 1066 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| or PHIL 1055 | Critical Thinking | |
| History of Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 2161 | History of Philosophy: Greek | 3 |
| or PHIL 2172 | History of Philosophy: Modern | |
| Ethics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Ethical Theory | ||
| Classics in Moral Philosophy 1 | ||
| Three Philosophy electives numbered 2000-4999 | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
- 1
For scheduling reasons, especially for transfer students, another ethics-related course is often substituted.