Program Requirements
- Total units required: 18 units
- 9 units must be at the 3000 level
- 3 units must be at the 4000 level
- Grade Requirement: C- or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count toward the minor requirements
Required Courses
Philosophy minors are required to complete 3 units from each of the following core areas:
- Contemporary Language, Epistemology, Mind & Metaphysics Philosophy
- Historical Philosophy
- Value Theory
The courses that satisfy each core area are listed below. A course cannot count towards more than one core area requirement, and the courses must be taken at Washington University.
Contemporary Language, Epistemology, Mind & Metaphysics Philosophy (3 Units)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
Historical Philosophy (3 Units)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
Value Theory (3 Units)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
Elective Courses
Philosophy minors must complete 9 units of elective Philosophy courses.
Additional Information
- Minors are encouraged to take the writing-intensive course PHIL 3390.
- Please note that the summer courses do not count toward the Philosophy minor.
- Please note that Study Abroad courses will not count toward the 4000-level course requirement.