Degree Requirements
Below students can find the requirements for completion of the major and minor.
Undergraduate Major Advisor
Dr. Brandon Hogan
Locke Hall 222
brandon.hogan@howard.edu
Major Requirements
Core Courses
I. Required Core Courses (12 credits total)
Phil 110 Classical Ethics
Phil 151 Metaphysics OR Phil 150 Epistemology
Phil 175 Symbolic Logic
Phil 179 History of Africana Philosophy
History Courses
II. History of Philosophy Courses (3 credits total)
3 credits from any of the following:
Phil 149: Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Phil 160: Pre-Socratic Philosophy
Phil 161: Introduction to Plato
Phil 163: Medieval Philosophy
Phil 165: German Idealism
Phil 168: Seminar on Heidegger
Phil 169: Seminar on Nietzche
Phil 170: Ancient Greek Philosophy
Phil 171: Ancient Egyptian Philosophy
Phil 182: Seminar on Plato
Phil 183: Seminar on Aristotle
Phil 184: Modern Philosophy: 17th and 18th Centuries
Phil 185: Rationalism and Empiricism
Phil 186: Philosophy of Kant
Phil 187: Philosophy of Hegel
Phil 188: Philosophy of Kierkegaard
Phil 189: 19th Century Philosophy
Phil 190: Contemporary Philosophy
Phil 197: Philosophy of William James
Senior Courses
III. Senior Courses (6 credits total)
PHIL 200: Senior Seminar
AND
PHIL 196 : Senior Colloquium
Elective Courses
IV. Elective Courses (15 credits total)
15 additional credits in any classes numbered PHIL 100-PHIL 200
Phil 112: Intro to Social and Political Philosophy
Phil 114: Feminist Philosophy
Phil 120: Intro to Existentialism
Phil 140: Contemporary Moral Issues
Phil 142: Topics in African Philosophy
Phil 143: Topics in African American Philosophy
Phil 147: Ethics and Public Policy
Phil 148: Environmental Ethics
Phil 150: Epistemology
Phil 151: Metaphysics
Phil 153: Philosophy of Culture
Phil 155: Philosophy of Law
Phil 156: Pragmatism
Phil 162: African American Philosophy
Phil 169: Seminar on Nietzsche
Phil 172: African Philosophy
Phil 175: Symbolic Logic
Phil 177: Philosophy of Social Science
Phil 178: Philosophy of Mind
Phil 179: History of Africana Philosophy
Phil 180: Value Theory
Phil 187: Philosophy of Hegel
Phil 190: Contemporary Philosophy
Phil 193: Comparative Philosophy
Minor
Core Courses
I. Core Courses (6 credits)
Any 6 credits from the following courses:
Phil 110: Classical Ethics
Phil 150: Epistemology
Phil 151: Metaphysics
Phil 175: Symbolic Logic
Phil 179: History of Africana Philosophy
Elective Courses
II. Elective Courses (12 credits)
Any 12 additional credits from courses numbered from Phil 100 to Phil 200