Courses
To see what is offered in a given semester, please visit the Dynamic Course Schedule. To see a complete listing of our courses, please visit UIS Catalog: Philosophy Course Descriptions.
The following courses are offered regularly. For each course you will find (a) a link to the catalog description; (b) the Philosophy major requirement(s) that it counts toward; (c) the general education requirements it counts toward, if any; and (d) its typical delivery mode (online or on campus).
PHI 101, Introduction to Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: Humanities; IAI Humanities
Typical delivery mode: On campus
PHI 242, Ethics, Love and the Goals of Life.
Philosophy major: Ethics; Values; Elective
General education: Humanities
Typical delivery mode: On campus
PHI 252, Science Fiction and Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: Humanities
Typical delivery mode: On campus
Philosophy major: Logic/Critical Thinking; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 313, Animals and Human Civilization.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 315, Comparative Philosophy of Religion.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: Humanities
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 336, Contemporary American Political Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Values; Elective
General education: Social Science
Typical delivery mode: Online
Philosophy major: Ethics; Values; Elective
General education: Humanities
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 353, Person, Identity and Dignity.
Philosophy major: Core Analytic; Elective
General education: Humanities
Typical delivery mode: Online
Philosophy major: Logic/Critical Thinking; Elective
General Education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
Note: This course is offered by the Women and Gender Studies (WGS) department.
Philosophy major: Elective
General Education: Inquire with the WGS department
Typical delivery mode: Inquire with the WGS department
PHI 416, Continental Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 421, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy.
Philosophy major: History of Philosophy; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 425, History of Modern Philosophy.
Philosophy major: History of Philosophy; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 428, Globalization and the Future of Democracy.
Note: This course is offered by the Political Science (PSC) department.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: Inquire with the PSC department
Typical delivery mode: Inquire with the PSC department
Philosoph major: Values; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
Philosophy major: Values; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 437, Marxist Philosophy: Past, Present and Future.
Note: This course is offered by the Political Science (PSC) department.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: Inquire with the PSC department
Typical delivery mode: Inquire with the PSC department
PHI 438, Postmodern Theory: Politics and Possibility.
Note: This course is offered by the Political Science (PSC) department.
Philosophy major: Elective
General education: Inquire with the PSC department
Typical delivery mode: Inquire with the PSC department
Philosophy major: Values; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 447, Rationality and Moral Choice.
Philosophy major: Ethics; Values; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 448, Moral Values in Political Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Values; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 460, Topics in Normative Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Specialization; Values; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 470, Topics in Analytic Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Specialization; Core Analytic; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 471, Philosophy of Science.
Philosophy major: Core Analytic; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 472, Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology.
Philosophy major: Core Analytic; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
Philosophy major: Core Analytic; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 480, Readings in the History of Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Specialization; History of Philosophy; Elective
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 481, Philosophy of Language.
Philosophy major: Specialization; Core Analytic; Elective
General Education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 482, Metaphysics of Things.
Philosophy major: Specialization; Core Analytic; Elective
General Education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
Philosophy major: Specialization; Values; Elective
General Education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online
PHI 495, Senior Seminar in Philosophy.
Philosophy major: Capstone
General education: N/A
Typical delivery mode: Online