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Our students are engaged in a wide range of academic pursuits that include degree programs in 160 undergraduate and graduate fields delivered by 11 different colleges.
ASU offers unlimited possibilities for students to customize their experience while on campus.
Research engages intellectual curiosity, satisfies the thirst for discovery, and provides an outlet for creativity.
Marking its first hundred years, Arkansas State University continues to expand in exciting ways.
Courses offered in philosophy are designed to provide students with the knowledge and logical skills to understand and critically evaluate the intellectual, moral, and religious choices they encounter.
The program for students majoring in philosophy seeks to provide the background necessary for those preparing for law school, seminary, and graduate school as well as for those who simply seek a liberal education as the foundation of a career in business or industry.
Classes will introduce you to some of the perennial questions we encounter: Free Will and Determinism; What makes an action right or wrong; Reason and Religion.
What Skills Will You Develop?
Philosophy will develop critical thinking and reasoning skills. What is some of the evidence for this? Philosophy majors score higher on the Law School Admissions Test than any other area of the Liberal ARts. Philosophy majors score higher than any other major on the verbal section fo the Graduate Record Exam.
What Courses Will You Take?
First Year Seminar...........................................3 hours
General Education Courses..............................46 hours
Foreign Language....................................3 to 12 hours
Philosophy Courses
Introduction to Phil...........................................3 hours
Logic...............................................................3 hours
History of Philosophy.........................................6 hours
Ethics..............................................................3 hours
Epistemology/Metaphysics.................................3 hours
Philosophy Electives.........................................12 hours
Free Electives...................................................33 hours
Total..............................................................124 hours
How are Some of Our Graduates Using Their Philosophy Degree?
Law:
Dustin Collier is attending Law School at the University of California, Berkeley.
Charles Key, a recognized expert in Health Care Law, is a partner in a Memphis Law firm.
Ministry:
Terry Proffitt attended Princeton Theological Seminary, and is minister of Delmar Baptist Church in St. Louis.
Government:
Marcus Devine is a Little Rock attorney who has led a number of state agencies.
Checksheets list all of the requirements and university obligations for degree completion.
Degree plans suggest a schedule of courses for students to follow as they pursue their degree.
