200/300 Level

200/300 Level

We offer a wide variety of courses at the 200 and 300 level every year. Most of these courses survey a specific field or historical period in philosophy, though some also focus on specialized topics such as Healthcare Ethics or Environmental Ethics, Humans and Animals, Computers and Culture, and Biology, Society, and Values.

Most of these courses do not have prerequisites and can be taken at any time during your degree.

For a complete list of Philosophy courses, please consult the Catalogue.

Click on the left navigation bar to access our current and past lists of courses.

Fall 2025

PHIL 200 LEC A01 - Metaphysics

Instructor: Philip Corkum
MWF 14:00-14:50

PHIL 203 LEC A01 - Islamic Philosophy

Instructor: Hassan Masoud
MWF 15:00-15:50

PHIL 205 LEC A01 - Philosophy of Mind

Instructor: Luke Kersten
MWF 12:00-12:50

PHIL 230 LEC A01 - Ancient Greek Philosophy

Instructor: Philip Corkum
MWF 11:00-11:50

PHIL 240 LEC A01 - Descartes to Hume

Instructor: Amy Schmitter
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 250 LEC A01 - Contemporary Ethical Issues

Instructor: Jennifer Welchman
TR 09:30-10:50

PHIL 265 LEC A01 - Philosophy of Science

Instructor: Luke Kersten
MWF 10:00-10:50

PHIL 272 LEC A01 - Feminist Philosophy

Instructor: Kim Hall
TR 12:30-13:50

PHIL 301 LEC 800 - Topics in Non-Western and Comparative Philosophy

Instructor: Neil Dalal
MWF 13:00-13:50

PHIL 325 LEC A01 - Risk, Choice and Rationality

Instructor: Katalin Bimbo
TR 14:00-15:20

PHIL 350 LEC A01 - Foundations of Ethics

Instructor: Howard Nye
TR 14:00-15:20

PHIL 355 LEC A01 - Environmental Ethics

Instructor: Neil Dalal
MWF 10:00-10:50

PHIL 368 LEC A01 - Topics in Social Justice

Instructor: Jorge Sanchez Perez
MWF 12:00-12:50

PHIL 383 LEC A01 - Film and Philosophy

Instructor: Jennifer Welchman
TR 12:30-13:50

PHIL 384 LEC A01 - Topics in Practical Ethics

Instructor: Howard Nye
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 386 LEC X01 - Health Care Ethics

Instructor: TBD
W 18:00-21:00

Winter 2026

PHIL 215 LEC B01 - Epistemology

Instructor: Philip Corkum
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 220 LEC B1 - Symbolic Logic II

Instructor: Katalin Bimbo
MWF 15:00-15:50

PHIL 250 LEC B01 - Contemporary Ethical Issues

Instructor: Howard Nye
MWF 12:00-12:50

PHIL 265 LEC B01 - Philosophy of Science

Instructor: Hassan Masoud
TR 09:30-10:50

PHIL 270 LEC B01 - Political Philosophy

Instructor: Jorge Sanchez Perez
TR 14:00-15:20

PHIL 282 LEC B01 - Philosophy of Law

Instructor: Jorge Sanchez Perez
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 291 LEC B1 - Existentialism

Instructor: TBD
MWF 15:00-15:50

PHIL 343 LEC B01 - Kant to Nietzsche

Instructor: TBD
MWF 10:00-10:50

PHIL 357 LEC B01 - Philosophy of Religion

Instructor: John Zupko
TR 09:30-10:50

PHIL 372 LEC B01 - Philosophy of Sexuality