Philosophy-Humanities

Major Requirements

Major: Philosophy/Humanities

Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122

University Degree Requirements

1. Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
2. Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework.  Some academic programs exceed this minimum.
3. Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
4. A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
5. At least 30 credits must be NDSU resident credits.  Resident credits include credits registered and paid for at NDSU.
6. At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
7. Students presenting transfer credit must meet the NDSU residence credits and the minimum upper level credit. Of the 30 credits earned in residence, a minimum of 15 semester credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 semester credits must be in the student’s curricula for their declared major.

For complete information, please refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section of this Bulletin.

University General Education Requirements

A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Category C: Communication		12
ENGL 110	College Composition I
ENGL 120	College Composition II
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Upper Division Writing †
Category R: Quantitative Reasoning †		3
Category S: Science and Technology †		10
Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts †		6
Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences †		6
Category W: Wellness †		2
Category D: Cultural Diversity *†
Category G: Global Perspectives *†
Total Credits		39

*

Courses for category D & G are satisfied by completing D & G designated courses in another general education category.

†

General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review major requirements to determine if specific courses can also satisfy these general education categories.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
or PHIL 111	Professional Responsibility and Ethics
or PHIL 210	Ethics
or PHIL 215	Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 257	Traditional Logic	3
PHIL 352	Knowledge and Reality	3
PHIL 369	Philosophy of Religion	3
or PHIL 221	Indian Philosophical Tradition
PHIL 470	Social and Political Philosophy	3
Major Electives
Select a minimum of 17 credits from the following:		17
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy *
PHIL 111	Professional Responsibility and Ethics *
PHIL 157	Critical Thinking and Informal Logic
PHIL 210	Ethics *
PHIL 215	Contemporary Moral Issues *
PHIL 216	Business Ethics
PHIL 221	Indian Philosophical Tradition *
PHIL 225	Environmental Ethics
PHIL 327	Ethics, Engineering, and Technology
PHIL 494	Individual Study
ARCH 321	History and Theory of Architecture I
COMM 431	Communication Ethics and Law
CJ 230	Criminology
CSCI 404	Ethical Hacking
ECON 205	Market Values
ECON 356	History of Economic Thought
ENGL 240	World Literature Masterpieces
HIST 328	War and Society in America
HIST 449	Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire
MRKT 350	Creativity and Innovation
MS 302	Leadership and Ethics
NURS 356	The Essence of Nursing
NRM 225	Natural Resources & Agrosystems
POLS 225	Comparative Politics
POLS 231	Law and Society
RELS 100	World Religions
RELS 240	"Cults" and New Religious Movements
SPAN 330	Introduction to Spanish Civilization
SPAN 331	Introduction to Spanish American Civilization
WGS 112	Introduction to Masculinities
WGS 370	Transnational/Global Women
Total Credits		32

*

Course may be taken as a major elective if not take as part of the core requirements.

mAJOR rEQUIREMENTS AND NoteS: 

• A waiver to any of the major requirements listed above is not possible. Students must complete a minimum of 32 credits for this major.

Minor Requirements

Minor: Philosophy, Ethics, and Applied Humanities

Required Credits: 18

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 111	Professional Responsibility and Ethics	3
or PHIL 210	Ethics
or PHIL 215	Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 221	Indian Philosophical Tradition	3
or PHIL 352	Knowledge and Reality
or PHIL 369	Philosophy of Religion
or PHIL 470	Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 257	Traditional Logic	3
Philosophy Electives
Select from the following:		6
PHIL 111	Professional Responsibility and Ethics *
PHIL 210	Ethics *
PHIL 215	Contemporary Moral Issues *
PHIL 216	Business Ethics
PHIL 221	Indian Philosophical Tradition *
PHIL 225	Environmental Ethics
PHIL 327	Ethics, Engineering, and Technology
PHIL 352	Knowledge and Reality *
PHIL 369	Philosophy of Religion *
PHIL 450	Metaphysics
PHIL 470	Social and Political Philosophy *
PHIL 494	Individual Study
ARCH 321	History and Theory of Architecture I
COMM 431	Communication Ethics and Law
CJ 230	Criminology
CSCI 404	Ethical Hacking
ECON 205	Market Values
ECON 356	History of Economic Thought
ENGL 240	World Literature Masterpieces
HIST 328	War and Society in America
HIST 449	Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire
MRKT 350	Creativity and Innovation
MS 302	Leadership and Ethics
NURS 356	The Essence of Nursing
NRM 225	Natural Resources & Agrosystems
POLS 225	Comparative Politics
POLS 231	Law and Society
RELS 100	World Religions
RELS 240	"Cults" and New Religious Movements
SPAN 330	Introduction to Spanish Civilization
SPAN 331	Introduction to Spanish American Civilization
WGS 112	Introduction to Masculinities
WGS 370	Transnational/Global Women
Total Credits		18

*

Course may be taken as an elective if not taken as part of the core requirements.

Minor Requirements and Notes

• A minimum of 8 credits must be taken at NDSU.