The minor consists of 18 semester hours. PHI 161 “Philosophy of Science” is required. Students also take PHI 152 “Scientific Reasoning” or PHI 162 “Philosophy of Biology,” or both. Any two natural science courses are required, one of which counts towards the minor. Nine semester hours of electives are also required from List C; other, unlisted electives may be eligible for credit.
The following are the required courses for the minor as of the 2011-2012 Hofstra Undergraduate Bulletin. The minor’s page in the Bulletin contains the official version.
B. Philosophy of science topics requirement
3 s.h. chosen from the following:
- PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3
C. Electives
9 s.h. chosen from list B or the following:
- AFST 122 - Health and Disease in Africa: A Medical Anthropology Perspective Semester Hours: 3
- CHEM 168 - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Chemistry Semester Hours: 1
- ECO 170 - Economics of Innovation Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 19 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 186 - Design and Analysis of Experiments Semester Hours: 3
- JRNL 71 - Health, Science and Environmental Reporting Semester Hours: 3
- LING 111 - Scientific Terminology and Etymology Semester Hours: 3
- MATH 155 - (MC) History of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
- NSC 1 - The Physical Sciences: from Aristotle to Einstein Semester Hours: 4
- PHI 10 - (HP) Introduction to Philosophy Semester Hours: 3-4
- PHI 91 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 130 - (HP) Bioethics: Medicine and Morality Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural World Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 154 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 164 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 168 - Philosophy of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 180A - Epistemology Semester Hours: 3
- SOC 104 - (BH) Sociology of Health and Medicine Semester Hours: 3
