Philosophy of Science Minor
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 18 units
- 12 units must be taken at the 3000 level or higher
- 3 units must be taken at the 4000 level
- Grade Requirement: C- or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count toward the minor requirements.
Required Courses
Philosophy of Science Specialization
Students must take the courses listed below to complete the philosophy of science specialization.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 1000 | Logic and Critical Analysis | 3 |
| PHIL 1010 | Introduction to Scientific Reasoning | 3 |
| PHIL 3130 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| Total Units | 9 | |
Core Requirements
Students must also complete 3 units from each of the following two core areas:
- Contemporary Language, Epistemology, Mind & Metaphysics
- History of Philosophy
The courses that will satisfy each core area are listed below. Courses cannot count toward more than one core area requirement.
Contemporary Language, Epistemology, Mind & Metaphysics (3 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 3000 | Philosophy of Medicine | 3 |
| PHIL 3020 | Philosophy of Language | 3 |
| PHIL 3091 | Theory of Knowledge | 3 |
| PHIL 3100 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
| PHIL 3110 | Mind and Morals | 3 |
| PHIL 3140 | Philosophy of Biology | 3 |
| PHIL 3150 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 3250 | Introduction to Metaphysics | 3 |
| PHIL 3310 | Philosophy of Emotions | 3 |
| PHIL 3320 | Art and the Mind-Brain | 3 |
History of Philosophy (3 Units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CLASSICS 3800 | Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine | 3 |
| PHIL 3240 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3260 | Descartes to Hume | 3 |
| PHIL 3290 | Kant and 19th-Century Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3300 | Conceptional Foundations of Modern Science | 3 |
| PHIL 3340 | Existentialism | 3 |
Upper-Level Courses
Students must take 3 units of 4000-level philosophy courses.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 4100 | Formal Methods for Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4120 | Advanced Epistemology | 3 |
| PHIL 4130 | Advanced Metaphysics | 3 |
| PHIL 4180 | Topics in Advanced Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| PHIL 4230 | Topics in Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 4240 | Metaethics | 3 |
| PHIL 4250 | Normative Ethical Theory | 3 |
| PHIL 4280 | Topics in Philosophy Feminism | 3 |
| PHIL 4311 | Aesthetics | 3 |
| PHIL 4321 | Advanced Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4340 | Plato | 3 |
| PHIL 4350 | Hellenistic Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4370 | Continental Rationalism | 3 |
| PHIL 4380 | 17th & 18th Century British Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4420 | Kant's Critique of Pure Reason | 3 |
| PHIL 4460 | Topics in the History of Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4490 | History of Analytic Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4500 | Topics in Analytic Philosophy | 3 |
Additional Information
A course cannot count toward more than one requirement.
Please note that courses taken during summer semesters will not count toward the minor requirements, and that study abroad courses will not count toward the 4000-level course requirement.
Visit the Philosophy page
for additional information about this program.
Contact Info
| Phone: | 314-935-6670 |
| Email: | philosophy@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://philosophy.artsci.wustl.edu |