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 with a minimum grade of C- or ENGL 1005 with a minimum grade of C-  
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 2980    Special Topics in Philosophy  
Credits: 1-3  
Lecture hours: 1 to 3  
This course provides an in-depth study of a particular topic in philosophy. The topic changes each semester and can vary between sections. These courses are designed for students wanting additional study beyond the standard lower-division courses in the discipline. These courses have variable credits, from one to three, and are repeatable.