Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 PHIL credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 6 upper-division (3000-level and above) PHIL credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C-(1.7) in all minor courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the minor GPA. Students cannot complete minor or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 9 PHIL credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. For those students who major in philosophy, up to two courses can satisfy the requirements for both programs.
2. Religious Studies courses cannot be used to fulfill the requirements for the minor.
3. Courses taken at other institutions must either be transferred as direct equivalent to a CU Denver course or be approved by an advisor in the Philosophy Department for application towards the minor.
4. Courses not specifically listed here but offered by the Department may count toward the degree upon the approval of the Department Undergraduate Advisor.

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  Take the following required course:

• PHIL 1020 - Introduction to Ethical Reasoning

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  Take four of the following courses:

• PHIL 3002 - Ancient Greek Philosophy
• PHIL 3150 - History of Ethics
• PHIL 3200 - Social and Political Philosophy
• PHIL 3250 - Business Ethics
• PHIL 3280 - War and Morality
• PHIL 3430 - Environmental Ethics
• PHIL 3500 - Ideology and Culture: Racism and Sexism
• PHIL 3550 - Philosophy of Death and Dying
• PHIL 4150 - Twentieth Century Ethics
• PHIL 4242 - Bioethics
• PHIL 4260 - Philosophy of Law
• PHIL 4500 - Feminist Philosophy
• PHIL 4700 - Seminar in a Major Philosopher
• PHIL 4812 - Special Topics in Philosophy
• PHIL 4833 - Existentialism