Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
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.
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 5 PHIL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 83 more PHIL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
Generated from Rice University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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.
Foundation Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 1 course from the following:
Core Requirementsall required
Project-Based Laboratory Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 2 courses (minimum of 2 credit hours) from the following:
Elective Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 4 courses (minimum of 12 credit hours) from the following:
Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Cognitive Science Methods Core Course; Computer Science Core Course; Select 1 course from the following:; Advanced Computing Core Course; Select 1 course from the following:; Linguistics Core Course; Select 1 course from the following:; Neuroscience Core Course; Select 1 course from the following:; Philosophy Core Course; Select 1 course from the following:; Psychology Core Course; Advanced Psycho
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 353
2 courses deep, ending at PHIL 561
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
All PHIL courses in the Rice 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 Rice campus feed.