$31,084/Yr
The curriculum of the program offered by encourages a broad liberal arts background, including courses in foreign languages, and a plan for graduate school and teaching careers in philosophy. The broad relevance of philosophy to other fields permits most students to work toward goals such as professional training in law, medicine, business, or theology.
Learning Outcomes
Philosophy students will:
- Recognize and analyze arguments; reconstruct arguments from major texts in both the history of philosophy and in significant contemporary philosophical work; evaluate these arguments for the validity of argument structures and the truth of premises (soundness); and construct valid and sound arguments of their own in a fashion that is as clear and concise as possible.
- Demonstrate in their senior year knowledge of the works of major figures in the history of philosophy as well as significant current issues from the major sub-disciplines of philosophy, including particularly ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
- Demonstrate in their senior year skills in written and oral presentation, engaging in fruitful oral discussion, debate, and formal presentations that are logically coherent, clearly and concisely stated, and accessible to their peers in philosophy.
Career prospects
The high level of skill that Philosophy majors acquire in communication, writing, and analytical and critical thinking enables them to secure jobs in a variety of private and public sector professions and to become leaders in their fields.
Depending on the major concentration that a student pursues, available career opportunities include, but are not limited to, public policy analyst, business manager, public administrator, computer programmer, intelligence officer, legislator, teacher, foreign diplomat, social worker, community developer, philanthropic organizer, physician, lawyer, researcher, writer, theologian, human resources manager, publisher, and ethics consultant, in a variety of fields, e.g., in medicine, business, law, public administration, non-profit administration, engineering, and the sciences.
Important Dates
Event | Application Date |
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Regular Decision Application Deadline | |
Eligibility & Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
- Submit official transcripts of all the previous education
- Submit a personal statement that will help the college in understanding you
- Students with GPA of below 3.0 need to submit an academic explanation
- SAT/ACT scores are optional
English Proficiency Requirements:
- TOEFL iBT: minimum score of 72
- IELTS Academic: 6.0 minimum
- Duolingo: minimum 110
Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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VueVille Future Technology Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Axol Science Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 2,000/Yr$2,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeCompany-Sponsored | |
Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
ASID Foundation Legacy Scholarships | Scholarship per student$ 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeTuition-Fee-Waiver | |
Innovation in Education Scholarship - La Tutors 123 | Scholarship per student$ 500/Yr$500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based |
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