Curriculum
For students entering Fall 2020 and later:
Major (40 credits)
- 1 100-level Thematic Encounter
- 2 Thematic Focus courses (1 Abstract Structures and 1 Human Experience)
- 1 CSD course (either CSD:I or CSD:S)
- 3 300-level courses
- 2 Electives (these could include: 100 or 300 level Thematic Encounters, an additional CSD course, additional Thematic Focus, or any other philosophy coursework)
- 1 Capstone
Notes:
- No more than 8 credits at the 100 level may count toward the major without permission of the Department Chair.
- At least 20 credits must be at the 300 level.
- Once Majors and Minors have begun to take courses at the 300-level, normally they should not take any more courses at the 100-level.
Minor (20 credits)
Required Courses:
Five courses, at least three of which must be at the 300 level.
For students entering before Fall 2020:
Major (40 credits)
- 4 credits at the 100 or 200 level
- Logic (279B)
- Ancient Philosophy (331)
- Modern Philosophy (334)
- One course from each of the following elective groups:
- Group A (Ethics): Moral Philosophy (321), Feminist Ethics (325), or another philosophy course in ethics with the approval of the chair.
- Group B (History): Medieval Philosophy (333), 19th-Century Philosophy (336), Analytic Philosophy (337), American Philosophy (338), Chinese Philosophy (339), Existential Ethics (327), or Continental Philosophy (341).
- Group C (Epistemology/Metaphysics): Philosophy of Science (363), Theories of Knowledge (364), Metaphysics (365), Philosophy of Mind (367).
- Philosophy Capstone (388)
- 8 additional credits, at least 4 of them at the 300 level
Notes:
- Once Majors and Minors have begun to take courses at the 300-level, normally they should not take any more courses at the 100-level, except for PHIL 110 Logic.
- Majors and Minors can count a course taken to satisfy the Ethics Common Seminar requirement (ETHS 390 or HONR 390) for major/minor requirements provided the course is offered by a member of the Philosophy Department.
Minor (20 credits)
Required Courses:
Five courses, at least three of which must be at the 300 level.
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John’s University
Erica Stonestreet
Chair, Philosophy Department
SJU Quad 362F
320-363-2743
Laura Schmitz
Department Coordinator
SJU Quad 362D
320-363-3030