Philosophy Minors

The Department of Philosophy offers four academic minors: Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, Judaic Studies, and Religious Studies.

All minors require 18 credits (6 or more courses). Our minors are open to all undergraduate, degree-seeking University of Maine students.

Requirements for a minor in Philosophy:

PHI 201 — Practicing Philosophy

History of Philosophy (1 of the following courses):

PHI 210 — Classical Greek & Roman Philosophy

PHI 214 — Continental Philosophy

PHI 221 — Classical Chinese Philosophy

PHI 287 — Classical Indian Philosophy

PHI 315 — 19th Century Philosophy

PHI 310 — Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

PHI 312 — History of Modern Philosophy

PHI 317 — Phenomenology

PHI 404 — Pragmatism, Democracy, and Education

Additional Requirements:

4 additional courses (12 credits) in Philosophy

At least 2 courses (6 credits) taken at 300 level or higher

At least 3 courses (9 credits) taken at the University of Maine

Requirements for a minor in Environmental Ethics:

Environmental Ethics (2 courses (6 credits) from the following):

(Courses marked with an asterisk in lists below count toward this requirement first and are not able to be counted toward the additional requirement unless this requirement has been fulfilled.)

PHI 132

PHI 232

PHI 332

PHI 432

Ethical Theory (1 course (3 credits) from the following):

PHI 100

PHI 221

PHI 230

PHI 232*

PHI 235

PHI 240

PHI 244

PHI 344

PHI 345

Environmental Studies (3 courses (9 credits) of the following):

Anthropology — ANT 225, ANT 235, ANT 250, ANT 270, ANT 451, ANT 464

Biology — BIO 122

Civil & Environmental Engineering — CIE 210

Communications & Journalism — CMJ 107, CMJ 407

Economics — ECO 190, ECO 381

Ecology & Environmental Sciences — EES 324

English — ENG 238

Earth & Climate Sciences — ERS 121

Food Science — FSN 270

Geography — GEO 311

History — HTY 221, HTY 213, HTY 275, HTY 479, HTY 480

Maine Studies — MES 201, MES 301

Native American Studies — NAS 295

Peace Studies — PAX 351

Philosophy — PHI 132*, PHI 232*, PHI 332*, PHI 432*

Plant, Soil & Environmental Sciences — PSE 121

School of Forest Resources — SFR 220

Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies — WGS 230

Additional Requirements:

At least 3 courses (9 credits) taken at 200-level or higher

At least 3 courses (9 credits) taken at the University of Maine

Minimum grade of C- for a course to count towards the minor

Minimum GPA in the minor of C (2.0)

To declare a minor, obtain a Change of Program/Plan/Sub-Plan form from the Philosophy Department, or online at the following link: Change of Program form