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12 courses with the subject PHIL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

PHIL 1110Critical Thinking : This course is designed to develop skills in critical thinking. This3.0

includes such areas as analyzing and evaluating claims, arguments, and explanations; constructing cogent 174

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 2211Introduction to Philosophy (W - Designations) : This course is an introductory study3.0

of philosophical concerns, such as human knowledge, the world, morality, and politics. Lectures, readings, and classroom discussions will be used to develop philosophic interests and skills. This course is a “writing intensive” course. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 211

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 2213Ethics (W - Designation) : A study of philosophic issues concerning morality such as3.0

moral obligation and responsibility, right, wrong, values, person and acts, types of meaning and justification of normative claims; and representative normative issues in ethics. This course is a “writing intensive” course.

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
Prerequisite
None. Previously HPH 213
PHIL 2219Philosophy of Religion (W - Designation) : A philosophical examination of the basic3.0

concepts of the existence of God; the nature of religious belief; the relation of faith to reason; the problem of evil and suffering; the emotional and institutional aspects of religion; time and eternity and the destiny of man; freedom of the will. This course is a “writing intensive” course. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 219

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3300Philosophy of Liberal Studies : This course is an investigation of liberal studies and a3.0

liberal education. This course will identify the significance of leadership and followership and the recognition of social responsibility to others. The classical liberal arts of grammar, rhetoric, and logic will be approached emphasizing their interrelationships. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 300

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3311Existentialism (W - Designation) : This course will study the origins and development3.0

of existentialism; its treatment of knowledge, existence and being in its significance to the present-day world. The contemporary literature and psychological ramifications of existentialism as found in thinkers like Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Jaspers, Camus, and Sartre will be examined. This course is a “writing intensive” course. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 311

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3312Philosophy of the Arts (W - Designation) : This course is an approach to the use of3.0

language in the description, interpretation and evaluation of literature, music, and the fine arts in general. An emphasis is placed on the analysis of the ways value judgments of aesthetic objects are made and supported. This course is a “writing intensive” course. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 312

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3313Greek Philosophy : This course is a study of classical Greek philosophy through a critical3.0

examination of selected writings of the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle. Attention will be given to their treatment of universals, their understanding of the structure of knowledge, and related topics as well as their historical position and influence. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 313

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3314Modern Philosophy : This course is a study of philosophical movements from Descartes3.0

to Nietzsche; Rationalism, Empiricism, Idealism, Positivism, and their contributions to philosophy and modern science. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 314

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3315Contemporary Philosophy : A study of major movements and contemporary3.00

philosophic thought; chief representative’s materialism, pragmatism, idealism, neo-realism; analytic philosophy and existentialism. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 315 175

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 3317Social and Political Philosophy (W - Designation) : This course is a study of philosophic3.0

issues concerning social and political life: the basis of political authority; the claims of the individual and the community, and the concept of justice. This course is a “writing intensive” course. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 317

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com
PHIL 4401Special Topics in Philosophy (W - Designation) : This course is a seminar study of a3.0

selected problem or an intensive study of the thought of one major philosopher. This course can be taken for credit more than once. This course is a “writing intensive” course. Prerequisite: None. Previously HPH 401 176

Subject
PHIL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Repeatable
can be taken for credit more than once.
Edition
2026-undergraduate
Source
cheyney1837.wpenginepowered.com

Source: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59