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.

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Fall 2026

PHIL 200 - Metaphysics

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

PHIL 202 - Indian Philosophy (Remote)

Instructor: Neil Dalal
TR 14:00-15:20

PHIL 205 - Philosophy of Mind

Instructor: Luke Kersten
TR 15:30-16:50

PHIL 217 - Biology, Society, and Values

Instructor: Danielle Brown
MWF 15:00-15:50

PHIL 230 - Ancient Greek Philosophy

Instructor: Phil Corkum
MWF 12:00-12:50

PHIL 250 - Contemporary Ethical Issues

Instructor: Edwin Etieyibo
MWF 10:00-10:50

PHIL 265 - Philosophy of Science

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

PHIL 272 - Feminist Philosophy

Instructor: Kim Q. Hall
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 280 - Philosophy of Art

Instructor: Jennifer Welchman
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 325 - Risk, Choice, and Rationality

Instructor: Katalin Bimbo
MWF 11:00-11:50

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Winter 2027

PHIL 203 - Islamic Philosophy

Instructor: Hassan Masoud
TR 15:30-16:50

PHIL 215 - Epistemology

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

PHIL 220 - Symbolic Logic II

Instructor: Katalin Bimbo
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 250 - Contemporary Ethical Issues

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

PHIL 265 - Philosophy of Science

Instructor: Luke Kersten
MWF 11:00-11:50

PHIL 270 - Political Philosophy

Instructor: TBD
MWF 14:00-14:50

PHIL 291 - Existentialism

Instructor: TBD
MWF 12:00-12:50

PHIL 317 - Philosophy of Biology

Instructor: Ingo Brigandt
TR 9:30-10:50

PHIL 336 - Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

Instructor: Jack Zupko
TR 11:00-12:20

PHIL 343 - Kant to Nietzsche

Instructor: TBD
MWF 10:00-10:50

PHIL 365 - Philosophy of Computing

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

PHIL 374 - Philosophy of Disability

Instructor: Kim Q. Hall
TR 12:30-1:50

PHIL 385 - Ethics and Artificial Intelligence 

Instructor: Luke Kersten
MWF 13:00-13:50

PHIL 386 - Heath Care Ethics

Instructor: TBD
MWF 13:00-13:50