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What to do when higher phil. courses not offered?

I just started going to a university with a not very big philosophy department. I asked a couple professors about courses/seminars on Hegel or Heidegger, both of whom I am interested in. The professor who is the most geared towards phenomenology said she wasn’t interested enough in Heidegger’s work to offer a course or seminar on him. She also mentioned previously offering a course on Hegel but is no longer continuing that and doesn’t plan to. I am not sure what to do now. I could try submitting an individual studies contract but I’m not sure how that would go on a topic that the professor isn’t interested in. Am rather lost, any advice?
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A few courses of action:

* Confer with your faculty on the advanced subjects they would be amenable to doing directed studies (depending on how your college uses these names).  As an undergrad it's worth letting go of the idea that you can/need to study specifically what you want to study.  Always prefer to choose from a course menu offered by the best professors rather than from a menu of topics you've selected yourself.  (I think this is true in grad school as well, though the dynamics are different.)
* Check to see if your college has credit sharing agreements with any other local/regional colleges with better course offerings.  If so, make use of them insofar as they don't mess up your degree progress.
* Just forget about it and finish your BA.  If you want to do advanced study, well, that's what the MA/PhD is for.