After PHIL 121
Gateway: PHIL 121
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PHIL coursework.
Generated from Drexel University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PHIL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 20 PHIL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 31 more PHIL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PHIL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Humanities and Social Sciences2 required · verify with the official sheet
Science, Technology, Health and Human Affairs Electivechoose 1
Mathematics and Statisticschoose 1
Physical Sciences2 required · verify with the official sheet
Core Biology Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Concentration Courses1 required · verify with the official sheet
Undergraduate Free Electives; BIO 632 counts as an UG Free Elective
Graduate (GR) Core2 required · verify with the official sheet
BMES Computation (choose 1); BMES Modeling (Choose 1); BMES Statistics (choose 1)
BIO Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
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BMES Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two courses from the list below:
General education requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
ENGL: Non-Western Literature Elective; ENGL: Western Literature Elective; Mathematics and Natural Science; Required Arts and Humanities-students elect a minimum of 6 credits; Foreign Language; Social Sciences; Electives
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHIL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at PHIL 481
3 courses deep, ending at PHIL 499
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Developing Quantitative Reasoning; Two courses in MATH based on placement exams OR; Engaging the Natural World; Analyzing Cultures & Histories; Understanding Society & Human Behavior; Cultivating Global Competence; Perspectives in Diversity
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Foundation Survey Courses; Methods Courses
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All PHIL courses in the Drexel catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for PHIL yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under PHIL yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
Philosophy does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Drexel campus feed.