Major in Philosophy
The major requires completion of 10 classes/30 credit hours in philosophy:
- 2050 Introduction to Logic OR 3300 Symbolic Logic
- 3310 Ancient Philosophy
- 3330 Modern Philosophy
- 3600 Philosophy of Religion OR 4100 Epistemology OR 4400 Metaphysics
- 3120 Social & Political Philosophy OR 3400 Ethical Theory
- 3250 Philosophy of Science OR 3450 Philosophy of Technology OR 4200 Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society OR 4750 Philosophy and Public Policy
- 4450 Philosophy of Ecology OR 4700 Environmental Ethics OR 4740 Environmental Justice or
- Elective (any 3000-4000 level PHIL course)
- Elective (any 3000-4000 level PHIL course)
- 4970 Philosophy Capstone - SPRING semester only, SENIOR year seminar
Minor in Philosophy
The minor consists of 6 classes/18 credit hours in philosophy (PHIL) -- 3 classes/9 hours must be advanced.
Major in Religion
The major requires completion of 11 classes/33 credit hours:
3 Hours from Introduction to Religious Studies:
- PHIL 2070 Great Religions
- PHIL 2100 Introduction to Judaism
- PHIL 2400 Religion in American Society
3 Hours from Theoretical Approaches:
- ANTH 4751 The Supernatural: Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
- PHIL 3600 Philosophy of Religion
- SOCI 3700 Sociology of Religion
3 Hours from Christianity:
- PHIL 3320 Medieval Philosophy
- PHIL 3500 Christianity and Philosophy
- PHIL 3520 Early Christian Thought
3 Hours from Judaism:
- PHIL 3510 Hebrew Bible
- PHIL 3525 Rabbinic Judaism
- PHIL 3530 Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and Magic
- PHIL 3535 Classical Jewish Thought: The 13 Principles of Faith
- PHIL 3540 Judaism and Philosophy
3 Hours from Islam:
- HIST 3450 Islam and its Empires
- HIST 3460 Modern Middle East History
- HIST 4240 Nationalism, Zionism, and Islamism in Modern Middle Eastern History
3 Hours from South Asian Religions:
- PHIL 3620 South Asian Philosophy and Religion
- PHIL 3625 Modern South Asian Philosophy and Religion
- PHIL 3630 Jainism
3 Hours from Religion, Science, and the Environment:
- PHIL 3650 Religion and Science
- PHIL 3660 Western Religion and the Environment
- PHIL 3665 Eastern Religion and the Environment
3 Hours from Religion and History:
- HIST 4215 Jews under Greeks and Roman Rule
- HIST 4217 Jew, Greek and Roman: Backgrounds of Early Christianity
- HIST 4218 Early Medieval Europe, ca. 312-1095
- HIST 4219 Late Medieval Europe, 1095 to 1400
- HIST 4230 Age of the Reformation
- HIST 4290 Intellectual, Cultural and Social History of Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- HIST 4550 Imperial China
3 Hours from Capstone Seminar
- PHIL 4975 Religious Studies Capstone Seminar - FALL semester only, SENIOR year seminar
6 Hours of two (2) advanced electives either from the above list of required courses or any of the following approved electives.
- AEAH 4804 Medieval Art
- AEAH 4805 Topics in Medieval Art
- AEAH 4825 Topics in Islamic and/or Middle Eastern Art
- ANTH 3700 Peoples and Cultures of South Asia
- ANTH 4900 Special Problems (when appropriate)
- ENGL 3913 Topics in Literature (when appropriate)
- ENGL 3923 American Jewish Writers
- ENGL 4440 Milton
- ENGL 4800 Special Seminar in Literature (when appropriate)
- HIST 3762 Rome: The Biography of a City
- HIST 3770 Ancient and Medieval Women, Gender, and Sexuality
- HIST 4315 History of Anti-Semitism from Ancient Times to the Present
- HIST 4380 The European Witch Hunts
- HIST 4390 The Holocaust, 1933-1945
- HIST 4435 American Jewish Experience
- HIST 4475 Jewish Women in Modern America
- HIST 4263 Topics in History (when appropriate)
- MUMH 4800 Nazism, Judaism and the Politics of Classical Music in Germany
- MUMH 4810 Jews, Judaism, Anti-Semitism, and Opera
- PHIL 3515 David, Saul, and Solomon: The Early Israelite Monarchy
- PHIL 3550 Jewish Business Ethics
- PHIL 3635 Bollywood
- PHIL 3680 East Asian Philosophy & Religion
- PHIL 4960 Special Problems (when appropriate)
- PSCI 4150 Religion and Politics in the United States
- PSCI 4330 Topics in Political Theory
- SOCI 3900 Race and Christianity
Consult the Undergraduate Advisor for approval of any relevant courses (e.g., Special Problems courses) not listed. (michael.thompson@unt.edu or carla.parker@unt.edu).
Minor in Religion
The minor consists of 6 classes/18 credit hours (from the courses that apply to the major) -- 3 classes/9 hours must be advanced.