• TU Home
  
  
• Colleges
  
  
• College of Liberal Arts
  
  
• Academic Departments & Programs
  
  
• Philosophy And Religious Studies
  
  
• Degree Requirements
  
  
  Undergraduate Majors
  
  Undergraduate Minors
  
  Graduate
  
  

Philosophy And Religious Studies Undergraduate Minors

• Minor in Philosophy

• Minor in Religious Studies

Undergraduate Programs

The Philosophy Minor (24 Credits)

Requirements for the Minor

Section A

• Phil 111 Logic (3)

• Phil 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3)

Section B: Required Courses (6 Credits)

• Phil 221 Ancient Greek Philosophy (3)

• Phil 322 Hellenistic and Medieval Philosophy (3)

• Phil 324 Modern Philosophy (3)

• Phil 325 Schools of Contemporary Philosophy (3)

Section C: Required Courses (3 Credits)

• Phil 301 Philosophies of India (3)

• or

• Phil 302 Philosophies of China and Japan (3)

• Phil 326 American Philosophy (3)

• Phil 327 African Philosophy (3)

• Phil 357 Topics in Comparative Religion (3)

Section D: Required Courses (3 Credits)

• Phil 201 Social and Political Philosophy (3)

• Phil 319 Science, Technology and Values (3)

• Phil 332 Feminist Philosophy (3)

• Phil 341 Ethics (3)

Section E: Required Courses (3 Credits)

• Phil 320 Philosophy of Science (3)

• Phil 321 Philosophy of Law (3)

• Phil 339 Theories of Knowledge (3)

• Phil 343 Aesthetics (3)

• Phil 353 Philosophy of Religion (3)

• Phil 380-389 Philosophical Topics (3)

Section F: Electives (3 Credits)

• Phil 413 Phenomenology (3)

• Phil 417 Existentialism (3)

• Phil 451 Philosophy of Religion (3)

• Phil 440-9 Philosophical Systems (3)

• Phil 460-9 Writing Seminar in Philosophical Studies (3)

• Phil 470-9 Philosophical Problems (3)

Top of Page 

MINOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (24 units)

Core Courses (12 units)

RLST 105 Introduction to the Study of Religion (3) OR

RLST 205 Women in World Religions (3)

RLST 206 Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3)

PHIL 219 Introduction to Asian Philosophy (3)

PHIL 353 Philosophy of Religion (3) OR

RLST 357 Topics in Comparative Religion (3)

Electives

Students complete 12 units to be distributed over at least two of the following areas. Additional elective courses appropriate to specific areas may be approved each term by the program coordinator.

AREA 1

ANTH 331 Eskimo Ethnography (3)

ANTH 364 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft (3)

ANTH 365 North American Indians (3)

ANTH 366 South American Indians (3)

ANTH 388 Peasant Cultures (3)

HIST 328 History of East Africa from 1820 to the Present (3)

HIST 379 History of Native Americans: The East (3)

HIST 380 History of Native Americans: The West (3)

PHIL 327 African Philosophy (3)

AREA 2

ARTH 331 The Art of China (3)

ARTH 333 The Art of Japan (3)

HIST 312 History of Modern India (3)

PHIL 301 Philosophies of India (3)

PHIL 302 Philosophies of China and Japan (3)

AREA 3

ENGL 341 History and Literature of the Old Testament (3)

HIST 301 Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations (3)

RLST 355 Introduction to the New Testament (3)

AREA 4

ARTH 307 Medieval Art (3)

ENGL 429 Milton (3)

HIST 303 Hellenistic Civilization (3)

HIST 304 Ancient Greek Civilization (3)

HIST 305 Roman Civilization (3)

HIST 401 The Early Middle Ages: 300-1050 (3)

HIST 402 The High Middle Ages: 1050-1350 (3)

HIST 404 The Reformation: 1500-1648 (3)

PHIL 322 Hellenistic and Medieval Philosophy (3)

PHIL 326 American Philosophy (3)

PHIL 417 Existentialism (3)

TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY

All Philosophy and Religious Studies majors must complete a minimum

of 24 units toward the major at Towson University, with at

least 18 units at the upper (300-400) level.

All Philosophy and Religious Studies minors must complete a

minimum of 18 units toward the minor at Towson University, with

at least 12 units at the upper level.

Top of Page