You can see what courses will be taught this year, see what courses we have offered recently, and find links to other calendars and important dates by visiting the Course Schedules page. For possible course offerings for future semesters, consult the three-year schedule of courses.

 

 

Beginning Fall 2009, the major requires completion of 10 classes/30 credit hours in philosophy:

• 2050  Introduction to Logic or 3300  Symbolic Logic
• 3310  Ancient Philosophy
• 3330  Modern Philosophy
• 3110  Epistemology or 4400 Metaphysics or 3600 Philosophy of Religion
• 4550  Philosophy of Science and Technology or 4750 Philosophy and Public Policy
• 4700  Environmental Ethics or 4450 Philosophy of Ecology
• 3120  Social & Political Philosophy or 3400 Ethical Theory
• Elective  (any 3000-4000 level PHIL course)
• Elective  (any 3000-4000 level PHIL course)
• 4970 Capstone Course – Fall semester only, Senior year seminar

Current philosophy majors may follow either this curriculum or the former curriculum (Pre-Fall 2009).  All students  may substitute PHIL courses to satisfy the major requirements.  Please consult the undergraduate advisor, Prof. David M. Kaplan, for approval of substitutions: dkaplan@unt.edu.

For those who are following catalogs before Fall 2009, here is the former curriculum:

• 2050  Logic or 3300  Symbolic Logic
• 3310  Ancient
• 3330  Modern
• 3110  Epistemology or 4400  Metaphysics
• 3250  Philosophy of Natural Sciences or 3260 Philosophy of Social and Behavioral Science
• 3120  Social & Political Philosophy, 3400  Ethical Theory, or 4600  Phenomenology
• 4970  Capstone Course – Fall semester only, Senior year seminar
• 3 Electives

A minor in philosophy consists of 18 semester credit hours including 9 advanced hours to be approved by the undergraduate advisor (dkaplan@unt.edu).