Undergraduate
Student Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (B.A.)
Students completing the Philosophy B.A. program will achieve the following:
- Know
- the important figures and movements in the history of philosophy.
- Understand
- the major questions, positions, distinctions, and arguments in the main branches of philosophy.
- Be able to
- write clear, cogent, and informed philosophical papers. Speak clearly, accurately, and in an academic manner on philosophical topics;
- comprehend, interpret, and analyze complex philosophical writings; and
- make relevant distinctions; clarify important concepts and claims; competently analyze, evaluate, and construct both deductive and inductive arguments.