Courses in philosophy develop skills in reading and thinking analytically and critically and in cogent argumentation. In addition, they provide students with invaluable insights into many of the major intellectual issues confronting Western civilization.
Many students find that such work in two or three philosophy courses significantly enhances the intellectual quality of their efforts in their own fields. We urge students to discuss the matter with any member of the philosophy department and with their own major advisors.
Philosophy department faculty members will gladly discuss with majors and potential majors the specific ways in which their work can best prepare them for careers in academe, business, government, law, and medicine, among others.
Note that, with the consent of the instructor, students may take an intermediate course in philosophy without having taken an introductory course. (Intermediate courses are numbered 200 through 440. Courses numbered above 440 are advanced courses.)
