Academic Catalog

Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 1000    Introduction to Philosophy HU  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Humanities  
This course is designed to help students better understand themselves and their relationship to the world by reading various points of view related to questions about morality, politics, religion, and approaches to truth.
PHIL 1050    Ethics and Business Leadership HU  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Humanities  
The Ethics and Business Leadership course at Snow College explores the philosophical and moral factors that influence professional and institutional success. Using the humanities as a platform, it considers the variety of ways that business principles have been understood and applied across time and cultures. It examines various approaches in an attempt to comprehend and challenge the moral underpinnings of successful leadership and business. This theoretical investigation is combined with a practical consideration of current case studies in contemporary business.
PHIL 1250    Reasoning and Rational Decision-Making HU  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Humanities  
This course is designed to help students think through and reason about the information in the world around them using different logical and epistemic theories. These theories and concepts will improve students' ability to understand and analyze this data so that they can better process and confront the myriad of different problems and issues that plague our contemporary technologically and statistically driven society.
PHIL 2050    Ethics and Values HU  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Humanities  
This course is designed to help students explore personal morality by understanding ethical theories and their application to contemporary ethical issues.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1005  
PHIL 2600    World Religion HU  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Humanities  
This course is an introductory study of rituals, history, and beliefs of religions around the world. This study leads students to discover the values and cultures of religious institutions. Course may include field trips to religious sites.
PHIL 2900    Special Topics in Philosophy HU  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Humanities  
This course is designed to introduce unique philosophical topics on a semester-to-semester basis. The course allows students to explore a variety of philosophical topics, theories, and concepts that are not covered within the typical course offerings. The specific subject for any given semester will be shown in the class schedule.