Philosophy Major
The Department offers a major in Philosophy, with three possible tracks.
Students who major in philosophy follow one of three possible tracks: Philosophy of Science, Professional Ethics or Humanities. Each track combines six Department-based courses, three courses from outside the Department, and an interdisciplinary Senior Thesis.
Philosophy of Science track students normally will complete: Philosophy 110, 115, 201, 202, 213, a 370-level Special Topics Seminar in Philosophy of Natural or Social Science, and Philosophy 490. Students in the track also will be required to complete three sequential courses (100 to 300 level) in either Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or one of the Social Sciences. The advisor for this track is Dr. Silberstein.
Professional Ethics track students normally will complete: Philosophy 110, 115, 201 or 202; and two courses from Philosophy 255A, 255B, 255C or 255D; a 370-level Special Topics Seminar in Ethical Theory; and Philosophy 490. Students in this track also will be required to complete three sequential courses in a professional area of study, such as Business, Communications or Education. The advisor for this track is Dr. Matteo.
Humanities track students normally will complete: Philosophy 105, 110, 201, 202, 315 or 320, a 370-level Special Topics Seminar in Philosophy of Art or Literature (Aesthetics), and Philosophy 490. Students in this track also will be required to complete three sequential courses in another branch of the Humanities – Religious Studies, Modern Languages, History, English and any of the Fine and Performing Arts. The advisor for this track is Dr. Matteo.
For all the Philosophy major tracks, students must inform Registration and Records of which discipline they are using for the sequential course requirement. The first 100-level, the first 200-level, and the first 300-level courses completed in the selected discipline will be used to fulfill the sequential requirement.
