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Program checklist · Philosophy

Philosophy

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA

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Program
Award
Philosophy
CIP
38.0101
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216287
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216287_97903f52
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

The Academic Program

4 items
  1. There are courses and seminars to introduce students to the major systematic works of the history of Western philosophy: works by Plato and Aristotle (Ancient Philosophy); Descartes, Hume and Kant (Modern Philosophy); Hegel and Marx (19th-Century Philosophy); Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Heidegger, de Beauvoir (Existentialism); Russell and Wittgenstein (Contemporary Philosophy).
    Not resolved to a course
  2. There are courses and seminars that consider arguments and conclusions in specific areas of Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge, Logic, Moral Philosophy, Metaphysics, Aesthetics, and Social and Political Philosophy.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. There are courses and seminars concerned with the conceptual foundations of various other disciplines: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy of Psychology, and Philosophy of Religion.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. There are courses and seminars on meaning, freedom, and value in various domains of contemporary life: Values and Ethics in Science and Technology, Feminist Theory, and Post- Modernism.
    Not resolved to a course

Prerequisites

0 items

    Course Major

    0 items

      Acceptance Criteria

      0 items

        Requirements

        4 items
        1. One course or seminar in logic and
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Two credits in history (H): of these 2 credits, at least 1 must be in either ancient (AH) or modern (MH) (17th and 18th century) philosophy and
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Two credits in at least one course covering one or more of the following areas (L): Advanced Logic, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind and
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Two credits in at least one course covering one or more of the following areas (V): Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Feminism, Aesthetics.
          Not resolved to a course

        Senior Course Study work

        3 items
        1. History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy; Modern Philosophy; 19th-Century Philosophy; Existentialism and Phenomenology; and Contemporary Philosophy;
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Value Theory: Moral Philosophy; Social and Political Philosophy; Aesthetics; Feminist Theory; Philosophy of Law
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Logic, Metaphysics, and Epistemology: Logic, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Language
          Not resolved to a course

        Course Minor

        0 items

          Honors Major

          0 items

            Acceptance Criteria

            0 items

              Preparations

              0 items

                Requirements

                0 items

                  Senior Honors Study

                  0 items

                    Honors Minor

                    0 items

                      Requirements

                      0 items

                        Senior Honors Study

                        0 items

                          Application Process Notes for the Major or the Minor

                          0 items

                            Off-Campus Study

                            0 items

                              Deadlines

                              0 items

                                Philosophy Courses

                                47 items
                                1. PHIL 001A
                                  1
                                2. PHIL 001C
                                  1
                                3. PHIL 001F
                                  1
                                4. PHIL 001G
                                  1
                                5. PHIL 001H
                                  1
                                6. PHIL 001M
                                  1
                                7. PHIL 001T
                                  1
                                8. PHIL 003
                                  1
                                9. PHIL 005
                                  1
                                10. PHIL 006
                                  1
                                11. PHIL 010
                                  1
                                12. PHIL 011
                                  1
                                13. PHIL 012A
                                  1
                                14. PHIL 012B
                                  1
                                15. PHIL 013
                                  1
                                16. PHIL 015
                                  1
                                17. PHIL 016
                                  1
                                18. PHIL 017
                                  1
                                19. PHIL 018
                                  1
                                20. PHIL 020
                                  1
                                21. PHIL 021
                                  1
                                22. PHIL 023
                                  1
                                23. PHIL 024
                                  1
                                24. PHIL 027
                                  1
                                25. PHIL 029
                                  1
                                26. PHIL 030
                                  1
                                27. PHIL 031
                                  1
                                28. PHIL 032
                                  1
                                29. PHIL 035
                                  1
                                30. PHIL 037
                                  1
                                31. PHIL 038
                                  1
                                32. PHIL 039
                                  1
                                33. PHIL 040
                                  1
                                34. PHIL 041
                                  1
                                35. PHIL 042
                                  1
                                36. PHIL 043
                                  1
                                37. PHIL 044
                                  1
                                38. PHIL 052
                                  1
                                39. PHIL 053
                                  1
                                40. PHIL 069
                                  1
                                41. PHIL 079
                                  1
                                42. PHIL 085
                                  1
                                43. PHIL 086
                                  1
                                44. PHIL 089
                                  1
                                45. PHIL 093
                                  0.5-1
                                46. PHIL 096
                                  1
                                47. PHIL 099
                                  1

                                Seminars

                                17 items
                                1. PHIL 101
                                  2
                                2. PHIL 102
                                  2
                                3. PHIL 103
                                  2
                                4. PHIL 104
                                  2
                                5. PHIL 107
                                  2
                                6. PHIL 113
                                  2
                                7. PHIL 116
                                  2
                                8. PHIL 117
                                  2
                                9. PHIL 118
                                  2
                                10. PHIL 119
                                  Philosophy of Science
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                11. PHIL 121
                                  2
                                12. PHIL 135
                                  2
                                13. PHIL 139
                                  2
                                14. PHIL 144
                                  2
                                15. PHIL 155
                                  2
                                16. PHIL 180
                                  2
                                17. PHIL 199
                                  1
                                Source. Swarthmore College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.swarthmore.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=32&poid=2576. Captured page pages/0041.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.