Philosophy at University of Notre Dame

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 10100Introduction to Philosophyopens 44 courses (4.8 directly)
• PHIL 12100Introduction to Philosophy Discussionopens 44 courses (1 directly)
• PHIL 10111Introduction to Philosophy: God and the Good Lifeopens 31 courses (3.1 directly)
• PHIL 12111God and the Good Life Sustained Dialogue Sectionopens 31 courses (1 directly)
• PHIL 30313Formal Logicopens 23 courses (8.7 directly)
• PHIL 30301Ancient and Medieval Philosophyopens 22 courses (6.7 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 111 PHIL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 337 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.

• 5 courses deep, ending at PHIL 20644

  1. PHIL 12100Introduction to Philosophy Discussion
  2. PHIL 10100Introduction to Philosophy
  3. PHIL 20201Philosophy of Human Nature
  4. PHIL 20644Feminist Philosophy and Science Fiction

• 5 courses deep, ending at PHIL 22408

  1. PHIL 12100Introduction to Philosophy Discussion
  2. PHIL 10100Introduction to Philosophy
  3. PHIL 20408Philosophy of Law

• 5 courses deep, ending at PHIL 22602

  1. PHIL 12100Introduction to Philosophy Discussion
  2. PHIL 10100Introduction to Philosophy
  3. PHIL 20602Medical Ethics

• 3 courses deep, ending at PHIL 10111

  1. PHIL 12111God and the Good Life Sustained Dialogue Section
  2. PHIL 10111Introduction to Philosophy: God and the Good Life

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PHIL yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PHIL yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

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