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PHIL 330 · Philosophy

Philosophy of Science

Nature of scientific theories, explanation, laws of nature, confirmation and induction, scientific realism versus anti-realism, and the structure of scientific revolutions.

How to enroll Where it fits

Catalog overview

Course Essentials

Credits
3
Level
300 upper division
Typically offered
Spring, odd years
Prerequisites
PHIL 101 or PHIL 205.

300-level courses: advanced, upper-division courses requiring prior foundational preparation. Counts toward the 36 upper-division credits every bachelor's degree requires (Undergraduate Catalog §2.3). Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.15.

Portrait of Dr. Brendan Walsh

Dr. Brendan Walsh

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Instructor for PHIL 330, Spring 2027

Office
Lovell Hall 240
Email
bwalsh@university.alkimi.ai

Department of Philosophy

Department page →
Lovell Hall Chair: Prof. Sofia Lindgren, Lovell Hall 246

Questions about a major or your plan: Academic Advising Center, Lovell Hall 101, (555) 555-0158.

Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).

Spring 2027 syllabus

PHIL 330 isn't offered in Fall 2026. The Spring 2027 syllabus will be posted in Canvas by the first day of classes, Tuesday, January 19, 2027. Meeting times and rooms appear in AlkimiHub when Spring 2027 registration opens on Monday, November 2, 2026.

Generative AI in this course

Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.

Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.

Degree planning

Where PHIL 330 fits

What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.

Take first

Catalog wording: PHIL 101 or PHIL 205.

Leads to

All Philosophy courses →

No other catalog course lists PHIL 330 as a prerequisite.

Counts toward

All programs →

Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.

AP credit

AP equivalency table →

No AP exam awards credit for PHIL 330 (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).

Registration

How to enroll in PHIL 330

  1. Check the prerequisites

    PHIL 101 or PHIL 205.

  2. Add it in AlkimiHub

    PHIL 330 is offered in the spring semester of odd-numbered years. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.

  3. If the section is full, join the waitlist

    When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.

Spring 2027 registration opens

By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.

Spring 2027 add deadline

Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).

All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.

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