22 courses with the subject PHI, 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.
PHI 100Intro to the Liberal Arts3
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 In this course, learners study the organization and classification of knowledge in the liberal arts, as well as basic philosophical concepts and themes as expressed in various disciplines. Students apply philosophical concepts, and engage various methods of argumentation while considering contemporary personal and professional issues. (CAPS only; students who have taken PHI 101 may not take PHI 100) Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 How great it is to stand on the shoulders of giants of the past as we navigate the 21st century! An exploration of the great minds and the great ideas of thinkers from Descartes to Derrida expand our thoughts and provide inspiration. In this course, you will study (and match wits!) with great thinkers in the Western philosophical tradition from the early modern through post-contemporary periods. Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 What is the relationship between the Liberal Arts and an individual’s pursuit of career and professional planning? The Liberal Studies Colloquium enables students to see how skills needed for the 21st century job market are developed in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. While examining approaches to knowledge and intellectual inquiry through selected texts, students will create an electronic portfolio with written assignments and projects that will support their academic and career development. (Prerequisite for PHI 400 Capstone Project) Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 This designation is for courses offered as electives in the Undergraduate Honors Program, and may include both Honors-only courses and augmented Honors versions of courses that are offered elsewhere in the catalog. Courses have limited enrollment and content reflects Honors Program course outcomes around rigorous critical engagement, interdisciplinarity, effective communication, and meaningful collaboration. Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 Students are provided with a general introduction to philosophy of mind and its implications for artificial intelligence (AI), allowing them to explore topics ranging from the nature of consciousness, the mind/body problem, personal identity, intelligent and complex adaptive systems, to robotics and related ethical questions. The course utilizes a historical, thematic, and multi-media approach which extends to interdisciplinary components from biology and neuroscience. Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 What is it about a film that brings us back to it? Sure, it might be the actors or the plot or the action scenes or - maybe, just maybe - the philosophical themes that capture our attention and compel us to think about “big questions.” In this course you will consider, through your experience of different genres, styles, and techniques, how film enhances and/or alters our view of life. For this course, think not just “Light” but “Life, Camera, Action!” Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 Beauty surrounds us - but we often miss it. In this course, you will learn different theories and immerse yourself in many expressions and experiences of beauty. Ultimately, you will define beauty in your terms and support your definition with theories and concrete examples. The goal? To recognize the beauty that surrounds us. Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-26 Several major ethical theories are reviewed. Students examine personal values through readings and workplace analysis to consider management accountability, human rights, and a responsible lifestyle in the contemporary world. (Offered only in ACCEL® format) Subject: Philosophy Department: Theology and Philosophy
