The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with an interdisciplinary emphasis prepares students to engage in occupations that encourage or require critical reading, writing, and communication skills. It prepares students for graduate training in fields such as law, business and medicine due to the extremely high scores of philosophy majors on graduate exams. It also enhances students’ understanding of their own fields by addressing fundamental questions not covered elsewhere. Given philosophy’s central role in a humanistic education, it also prepares students for life as well-rounded individuals and citizens of a global community.
Requirements
Required courses:
One course selected from the following options:
One course selected from the following options:
One course selected from the following options:
One course selected from the following options:
Three courses selected from the following options:
Note: No duplication of coursework is allowed.
Additional required coursework
Three courses selected from any one of the following concentrations (see department for specific recommendations):
Art and Literature Concentration:
Any ARTH, ENGL course at or above the 20000-level.
Economics and Political Science Concentration:
Any ECON, MGMT, PS course at or above the 20000-level.
History and Culture Concentration:
Any AST, CSP, HIST, or IR course at or above the 20000-level.
Any GEO course at or above the 30000-level.
Mathematics and Computer Science Concentration:
Any CSC, MIS or MTH course at or above the 20000-level.
Natural Science Concentration:
Any BSC, CHM, ESC, or PHY course at or above the 30000-level or any SCI course.
Philosophy and Religion Concentration:
Any PHL course (not used above) or any REL course at or above the 30000-level.
Social Science Concentration:
Any ANT, GEO, GS, PSY, or SOC course at or above the 30000-level.
Note: No duplication is allowed.