In the minor in philosophy, you’ll choose from a wide variety of philosophy electives. You might study women and philosophy, or the history of philosophy, or even introductory ethics.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Philosophy Minor
| Required | 20 | |
| Note: no more than 10 credits may be taken in 200-level philosophy courses | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
A thematic survey of several areas of basic philosophical problems. It combines an examination of philosophical themes in media and popular culture—including fiction, television, and cinema—with retrieval of under-represented, diverse voices addressing each thematic area. Themes may include, but are not restricted to: metaphysics, theory of mind and knowledge, aesthetics, ethics, and social and political theory.
Pre-requisites: successful completion of ENGL 101.
Major political theories and analysis of arguments that attempt to justify actual or proposed political and social institutions.
Cross-listed: HONS 332.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 101 or equivalent.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
A research seminar focused on justice and liberation in the context of Latin America. Surveys a wide range of Philosophies including Indigenous, Colonial, Scholastic, Positivist, Feminist, Vitalist, and Pragmatist philosophies. Topics include the deleterious effect of ideas and practices from Europe and the US within the region, liberatory praxis against oppression, the continued effects of US colonialism on Puerto Rico and how Latin American philosophy fosters political liberation.
For a full list of the Philosophy elective courses offered, head over to the catalog.