The Major in Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities

Requirements of the Major: Interdisciplinary Major in Philosophy and Literary Thought

The concentration in philosophical and literary thought is available in association with the crossdisciplinary Initiative in the Study of Philosophical and Literary Thought. Students wishing to major in Humanities with this focus must consult with the director of that program, as well as the director or associate director of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. Students prepare a program of study including at least 12 courses in literary, philosophical, and historical study, of which six courses are in philosophical or literary thought, and three in each of the other two categories.

Requirements:
1. A statement of purpose defining a focus in philosophical or literary thought.
2. PHIL 81, Philosophy and Literature Gateway, which can be counted toward the course requirements for philosophical study or toward the requirements for literary study.
3. PHIL 80, Mind, Matter, and Meaning
4. Courses in philosophical study normally include at least one course from the PHIL 170 sequence and one course from the PHIL 180 -sequence.
5. Courses in literary study should focus on one national literature.
6. Courses in historical study should include at least one course in the history of philosophy.
7. The requirements of the Humanities honors program.
8. Students in this track are strongly encouraged, where possible, to select one or two Interdisciplinary Core Seminars which are approved as courses of special relevance for philosophical and literary thought.

Interested students should consult the director of undergraduate studies in the Initiative in the Study of Philosophical and Literary Thought for a listing of courses of special relevance to the study of philosophy and literature (which includes some of the HUMNTIES interdisciplinary core seminars).

For further information on the Philosophical/Literary Thought Initiative, please visit the Philosophy Literary Thought Initiative at Stanford.