History of Philosophy Certificate

This certificate provides a strong foundation in the history of philosophy, including but not restricted to particular historical periods such as Ancient Philosophy and 18th and 19th Century European Philosophy, and particularly for students who aim either to pursue graduate study in philosophy, ancient studies, or history or seek employment in fields with a strong humanities orientation, such as publishing, teaching and education.

Three Credits: (3.00)

Students must complete (1) three-credit 100 or 200 level philosophy course to meet the upper division prerequisite

Three Credits: (3.00)

Student must choose one of the following:

PHIL 321 - History of Philosophy: Ancient (3.00)
PHIL 322 - History of Philosophy: Modern (3.00)

Nine credits: (9.00)

Student must choose 3 additional courses from the list below:

PHIL 320 - Topics in the History of Philosophy (3.00)
PHIL 321 - History of Philosophy: Ancient (3.00)
PHIL 322 - History of Philosophy: Modern (3.00)
PHIL 327 - American Pragmatism (3.00)
PHIL 334 - Asian Philosophy (3.00)
PHIL 420 - Advanced Topics in 19th and 20th Century European Philosophy (3.00)
PHIL 481 - Advanced Topics in Ancient Philosophy (3.00)
PHIL 482 - Aristotle’s Ethics (3.00)
PHIL 483 - Plato’s Republic (3.00)
PHIL 484 - Kant’s Theoretical Philosophy (3.00)
PHIL 485 - Nietzsche (3.00)
PHIL 486 - Kant’s Moral and Political Philosophy (3.00)
PHIL 487 - Hegel and Marx (3.00)

Note:

Students completing the History of Philosophy Certificate in addition to other programs must meet the following requirements:

Students in the Philosophy, B.A. or the Philosophy Minor must complete at least three courses in the list of courses for the History of Philosophy certificate other than PHIL 321 and PHIL 322 .
No more than one course used to meet the Philosophy, B.A. requirements in Logic, Ethics, Metaphysics/Epistemology, and History can be used to meet a certificate’s requirements.
No more than one course used to meet the Philosophy Minor History requirement can be used to meet a certificate’s requirements.
A course meeting one set of Certificate requirements cannot be used to meet another set of Certificate requirements.

Students may petition the Department Chair in order to substitute relevant courses including special or advanced topic courses toward meeting Certificate requirements.