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The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy teaches philosophical methods through active engagement with real-world issues, spanning personal matters to global and cosmic concerns. This degree equips students with skills for any profession that prizes careful analysis, reasoned argumentation, and articulate expression about substantive matters, while being especially beneficial for legal careers, graduate philosophy programs, or related disciplines such as media criticism, public administration, or science and technology studies.
Philosophy majors at Drexel explore both historical and contemporary topics across philosophy's core areas. These encompass moral philosophy, metaphysics (the study of existence), epistemology (the theory of knowledge), aesthetics (the philosophy of art), political philosophy, philosophy of science, and logical reasoning. Elective offerings address diverse applied topics like digital technologies, healthcare, jurisprudence, spirituality, scientific inquiry, and ecological concerns. Advanced seminars emphasize discussion, feature rigorous reading requirements, and maintain small class sizes of 10-12 students. By the end of their second year, undergraduates may opt to specialize in one of three tracks:
Ethics & Applied Morality
Legal Philosophy
Science & Technology Studies