Advisory Board
Lars Engle, English
Thomas Horne, Political Science
Jacob Howland, Philosophy
Ronald Jepperson, Sociology
Michael Mosher, Political Science

The certificate program in political philosophy is designed for students who want to gain an historical and philosophical perspective on current political disputes through the study of the classic texts in the Western political tradition.

Course Requirements

Students must complete 21 hours of approved course work. Twelve hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Required (Must be completed before or in conjunction with other courses.)

POL 2083 Western Political Thought I or
PHIL 2083 Western Political Thought I: From the Greek Polis to the Modern State
POL 2093 Western Political Thought II or
PHIL 2093 Western Political Thought II: From the English Revolution to the Russian Revolution

Electives (15 additional hours)

ECON 4053 History of Economic Theory
ENGL 4543 Shakespeare or
FLM 4543 Shakespeare
HIST 2213 Latin America
HIST 4033 Seminar in the History of Political Thought
HIST 4453 Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche or
PHIL 4453 Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche
HIST 4843 Topics in European History
PHIL 2183 Current Problems in Political and Social Philosophy
PHIL 3193 Philosophy, Politics and Economics
PHIL 3243 Liberalism and Democracy or
POL 3143 Liberalism and Democracy
PHIL 4143 Studies in Plato and Aristotle
PHIL 4163 Philosophy of Natural Law and Natural Right
POL 3043 American Political Thought
POL 3173 Conservative Critics of Mass Society
POL 4033 Seminar in the History of Political Thought
POL 4523 Topics in Law and Society
REL 3263 Religion and Morality from Kant to Nietzsche or
PHIL 3263 Religion and Morality from Kant to Nietzsche
REL 4033 Legal and Political Theory of Thomas Aquinas
REL 4043 Augustine
REL 4213 Aquinas on Virtue and Vice
REL 4483 Toleration and Moral Diversity
SOC 4193 Sociological Theory

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