Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Philosophy] From Salem State University

Students pursuing a degree in philosophy not only learn valuable skills that will help them in their careers. They also learn to ask important questions about how to live and live well, what it means to be a citizen in today?s world, and how to engage in a dialogue with positions and views different from their own.

The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy is a 30-credit major program which includes courses in the history of philosophy, logic and critical reasoning, ethics, and a variety of specialized courses such as the philosophy of Happiness, Existentialism, and the philosophy of Love and Sex. Students take 12 credits of required courses, 6 credits within specialized areas of ethics and logic, and 12 free electives in upper-level courses of their choosing. It is designed to work well with a second major, and a degree in Philosophy complements most other degree programs. Our major is supported by a developing internship program, and it includes a capstone course resulting in a senior thesis which prepares students well for the job market or graduate school.

Students in the major develop valuable skills. You will learn how to critically analyze and evaluate arguments, how to effectively communicate diverse points of view, and how to apply the tools of philosophical analysis to contemporary problems and debates. If Socrates is right that the unexamined life is not worth living, then it is equally true that the practice of reflection is the practice of living.?