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Majors

Detailed Course Descriptions

For details, descriptions, and a full listing of every course offered in the philosophy department, you can:

  • stop by the Philosophy Department (Humanities Building, First Floor),
  • check the current issue of the Creighton University Bulletin,

The Philosophy Major

We in the philosophy department believe that taking courses in philosophy adds depth to a person's understanding and breadth to one's perspective on life. The more courses one takes, the greater one's understanding becomes and the more one's perspective grows. Depending on the number of courses taken, and in what areas, one can either have some exposure to philosophy, earn a Minor in philosophy, or go for the Major.

Philosophy Major Tracks:
Students majoring in philosophy may complete their required 36 credit hours (12 courses, including courses in the Core Curriculum) in either of two "tracks":

  • The History Track emphasizes how problems of philosophy have been approached by a certain philosopher or philosophical movement or by the most prominent philosophers of a certain historical period or culture.

  • The Problems Track focuses on a philosophical field or a thematically linked set of philosophical issues and how philosophers of the past or present approach these issues.

Problems Track