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Minor Program: Minor in Philosophy/
Bioethics Option
Department of Philosophy
1. Required Courses: 9SH
PHI 040 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 210 Medical Ethics
PHI 113 Environmental Philosophy
2. Select one of the following two courses
(3/4 SH):
BIO 010/011 Introduction to Biology (with
lab)
BIO 104/105 Principles of Biology (4
credits, with lab)
3. Select one of the following courses (3
SH):
BIO 130 Environmental Issues: Global
Perspectives
BIO 140 Biology and Society
BIO/ENV 222/223 Environmental Biology
(with lab)
BIO 242/243 Ecosystem Ecology (with lab)
BIO 244/245 Ecology (with lab)
ENV 100/101 Introduction to Environmental
Science (with lab; Env. Sci. majors only)
GEG 210 Environmental Conservation
Fall 2011
March 2011
(18/19 S.H. minimum)
Politics and Society
PSY 255 Environmental Psychology
PSY 331 Health Psychology:
Biopsychosocial Factors in Health and Illness
SOC/SWK 290 Social Gerontology and
Social Welfare
SOC 335 Introduction to Public Health
SWK 130 Poverty and Social Welfare
SWK 328 Child Welfare and Social Work
* Approval of topic by Philosophy Department required
for this course to count toward minor.
Advisement Notes
All course prerequisites must be satisfied.
4. Electives: Select one of the following
courses (3 SH):
ANT 125 The Anthropology of Death and
Dying
ANT 254 Medical Anthropology
ANT 272 Human Genetics
ECO 322 The Economics of Health and
Medicine
GEG 212 – Geography of Natural Hazards
GEG 225 – Spaces of Globalization
GEG 323 – Global Warming
GEG 341 – Environmental Planning
GEG 343 – Land Use Planning
HEA 370 Selected Topics in Health*
HEA 380 Independent Study in Health*
HEA 395 Honors Health Independent Study/
Thesis *
HEA 421 Critical Issues in Health
PHI 125 Philosophical Aspects of Death and
Dying
PHI 225 Persons, Life, and Death
PHI 235 Topics in Moral Theory
PHI 245 Human Love and Sexual Morality
PHI 330 Philosophy of Science
POL 258 The Administration of U.S.
Environmental Law
POL 435 Technology and Contemporary
Clearance for Graduation:
Total Semester Hours Completed: _______________
Signatures:
Minor Advisor:
___________________________
Department Chairperson:
___________________________
Approved:
__________________________________
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences