The Philosophy Department is committed to teaching students how to think critically, reason carefully and act knowingly. We believe that a strong philosophical foundation is essential to a life well-lived, and crucial to a liberal arts education.
To these ends, we offer a wide variety of philosophy and liberal arts studies courses. While our focus is on the western philosophical and intellectual canons, we acknowledge and incorporate other philosophical and critical traditions, including African, Chinese, Buddhist, Indian and Latin American works.
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FAST FACT: Due to the small size of the Philosophy Department, majors receive intensive personal attention from a small-but-dedicated faculty. This learning experience culminates in the senior thesis, an independent research project that prepares the student for the expectations and rigor of graduate level study in Philosophy or related disciplines.
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AT A GLANCE
Majors will be well-situated to go into business, politics, journalism, activism, law, medicine, seminary and/or graduate studies in a range of fields. It is quite possible to do philosophy as a second major or minor, and it pairs well with a number of other fields.
Course Type
Required Credit Hours
Course Type COGNATE
Required Credit Hours 30Credit Hours
Course Type COGNATE
Required Credit Hours 6Credit Hours
Course Type LIBERAL ARTS
Required Credit Hours 35Credit Hours
Course Type ELECTIVE
Required Credit Hours 49Credit Hours
Total for major
120Credit Hours
Course Name
Course Type
Credit Hours
Course Name Ancient Philosophy
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Introduction to Ethics
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Knowledge and Reality
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Logic
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Medieval Philosophy
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Philosophy of Science
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Senior Thesis
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Social Ethics
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3
Course Name Symbolic Logic
Course Type REQUIRED
Credit Hours 3