PHIL 231, Introduction to Philosophy, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Introduction to philosophical methods and vocabulary, and to major areas of philosophical interest, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, religion, politics, and language.

300-Level Philosophy Courses

PHIL 300, Philosophy of Science, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
An introduction to the philosophical bases and problems of the formal and empirical sciences. Includes the nature of scientific methods, problems and paradoxes of induction, logic of explanation, concepts of causality, determinism and probability, measurement theory, and special philosophical issues in physical, biological, and behavioral sciences.

PHIL 321, Professional Ethics, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Ethical theories and their applications in business and engineering.

PHIL 331, Ancient Philosophy, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Examination of the works of pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle.

PHIL 332, Philosophy of Science and Technology, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Contemporary philosophical suppositions of the empirical sciences; values internal and external to science; definitions of technology; technology and values; technology transfer.

PHIL 351, World Religions, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Introduction to the theologies of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions.

PHIL 352, Asian Philosophy, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Introduction to the philosophical outlooks of China (Confucianism), India (Hinduism), and Japan (Buddhism).

400-Level Philosophy Courses

PHIL 421, Periods or Figures in Philosophy, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Study of a single philosopher's work -- such as Nietzsche, Foucault, Richard Rorty, or Charles Taylor -- or a philosophical school -- such as Romanticism, pragmatism, or postmodernism. May be repeated for credit with different figures or periods.