Philosophy at Northeastern University

Gateway courses

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.

• PHIL 1115Introduction to Logicopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• PHIL 1145Technology and Human Valuesopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• PHIL 1300Knowledge in a Digital Worldopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• PHIL 1160Introduction to Economic Justiceopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

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 19 PHIL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 69 more PHIL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

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.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PHIL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 2 courses deep, ending at PHIL 2325

  1. ENGW 1102First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
  2. PHIL 2325Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought

• 2 courses deep, ending at PHIL 3000

  1. PHIL 1160Introduction to Economic Justice
  2. PHIL 3000Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

• 2 courses deep, ending at PHIL 4515

  1. MATH 1215Mathematical Thinking
  2. PHIL 4515Advanced Deductive Logic

• 2 courses deep, ending at PHIL 5005

  1. PHIL 1145Technology and Human Values
  2. PHIL 5005Information Ethics

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PHIL yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PHIL yet.

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Department events

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