Dec 05, 2025

2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Philosophy (B.A. or B.S.)

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Not more than nine (9) semester hours of 100- and 200-level course work in philosophy will count toward the major. At least nine (9) semester hours of 400-level course work in philosophy are required to complete the major.

Check departmental information for any additional requirements.

Requirements in Department (33)

PHIL 205 - Symbolic Logic Credits: 3
OR PHIL 405 - Intermediate Logic Credits: 3
PHIL 321 - Ancient Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 322 - Modern Philosophy Credits: 3
Electives in philosophy (15)

One course from each of the following three fields (9)

Ethics and value theory

Metaphysics or epistemology

PHIL 311 - Problems of Knowledge Credits: 3
PHIL 312 - Theories and Problems of Reality Credits: 3
PHIL 410 - Topics in Metaphysics or Epistemology Credits: 3
PHIL 411 - Epistemology Credits: 3
PHIL 412 - Metaphysics Credits: 3

History of philosophy

PHIL 420 - Topics in the History of Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 421 - Plato Credits: 3
PHIL 422 - Aristotle Credits: 3
PHIL 423 - Medieval Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 424 - 17th and 18th Century Empiricism Credits: 3
PHIL 425 - 17th and 18th Century Rationalism Credits: 3
PHIL 426 - Kant Credits: 3
PHIL 427 - 19th Century Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 428 - 20th Century Phenomenology Credits: 3
PHIL 429 - 20th Century Analytic Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 482 - American Philosophy Credits: 3

Requirements outside Department (B.A., 0-12; B.S., 10-15)

For the B.A. degree
Fulfillment of B.A. foreign language requirement (0-12)
See “Foreign Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree” in the Other Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.

For the B.S. degree
Laboratory science/mathematical/computational skills sequence (10-15)
(See “College Requirement for the B.S. Degree”)