Advisor: Lionel McPherson

(As described in the Tufts Bulletin.)

In addition to completing the courses for the concentration requirement, an undergraduate may elect to enroll in a minor program in a different, although possibly related field. A minor is a coherent group of four to six credits that may be a limited version of a field of concentration or a group of courses having closely related subject matter, e.g., area studies. Minors are optional and in no way replace the field of concentration.

The object of a minor program is to present students with the basic concepts in a single scholarly discipline, including an introduction to appropriate methodologies and ways of thinking about the subject. All courses used in fulfillment of a disciplinary minor must be taken for a grade.

No more than two courses used to fulfill a foundation, distribution, or concentration requirement may be counted toward fulfillment of the minor. Students may not complete both a minor and a concentration in the same discipline, nor may they enroll in more than one disciplinary minor. Not all departments have minors, so students should consult departmental listings in this bulletin or departmental offices for additional information.

The Philosophy Department Minor requires the completion of six courses including:

• ONE from:
  
  
  • Phil. 1: Introduction to Philosophy
  • Phil. 3: Language and Mind
  • Phil. 6: Reasoning and Critical Thinking
  • Phil. 24: Introduction to Ethics
  • Phil. 33: Logic
  • Phil. 39: Knowing and Being
  • Phil. 43: Justice, Equality and Liberty
  • Phil. 48: Feminist Philosophy
    
    
• TWO courses at the 100-level, and
  
  
• THREE other Philosophy courses