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.
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.
