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Certificate

Students who wish to be awarded a certificate in Philosophy, Science and Technology must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of PST courses; at least 3 of these courses must be taken at the 3000 level or higher. Courses counting toward the certificate must be taken on a letter grade basis; a grade of C or better must be achieved in each course.

Required:
      PST 3115    Philosophy of Science

Electives: (choose 3 from the following list, at least 2 at 3000+ level)
      PST 1101    Introduction to Philosophy
      INTA 2030    Ethics and International Affairs
      PST 2050    Philosophy and Political Theory
      PST 2068    Science and Values in Policy
      PST 3102    Ancient Philosophy
      PST 3103    Modern Philosophy
      PST 3105    Ethical Theories
      PST 3109    Ethics and Technical Professions
      PST 3113    Logic and Critical Thinking
      PST 3127    Science, Technology, and Human Values
      PST 4110    Theories of Knowledge
      PST 4112    Philosophic Themes in Asian Thought
      PST 4752    Philosophical Issues in Computation
      PST 4174    Perspectives in Science and Technology
      PST 4176    Environmental Ethics
      PST 4801-2-3    Special Topics

Minor

Students who wish to obtain a Minor in Philosophy, Science and Technology (PST) must complete at least 18 hours of PST course work, 12 hours of which must be at the level of 3000 or above; these courses must be taken for a letter grade and completed with a grade point average of at least 2.0. No more than 4 hours can be Special Topics courses (PST 4801-2-3); Special Problem courses (PST 4901-2-3) do not count toward a PST Minor.

Required:
      PST 3103    Modern Philosophy
      PST 3115    Philosophy of Science

Electives: (choose 4 from the following list, at least 2 at 3000+ level):
      PST 1101    Introduction to Philosophical Analysis
      INTA 2030    Ethics and International Affairs
      PST 2050    Philosophy and Political Theory
      PST 2068    Science and Values in Policy
      PST 3102    Ancient Philosophy
      PST 3103    Modern Philosophy
      PST 3105    Ethical Theories
      PST 3109    Ethics for the Technical Professions
      PST 3113    Logic and Critical Thinking
      PST 3127    Science, Technology, and Human Values
      PST 4110    Theories of Knowledge
      PST 4112    Philosophic Themes in Asian Thought
      PST 4752    Philosophical Issues in Computation
      PST 4174    Perspectives in Science and Technology
      PST 4176    Environmental Ethics
      PST 4801-2-3    Special Topics