The department offersdegrees at all levels. In addition, it offers several courses in the University's Liberal StudiesProgram. Students have considerable latitude to design the content of amajor that meets their needs and interests. Other majors may want to focus their course work in several differentareas of philosophy.
Many students find it possible to combine amajor in philosophy with a major in another discipline.
Thedepartment welcomes such arrangements. In addition to gaining an understanding of the substantiveissues philosophers have struggled with through the ages, students majoring in philosophy can expect to develop theirabilities to engage in critical examination and evaluation. Suchskills have proven to be of great value in almost any type ofhuman endeavor. The department's distinguished faculty is actively engaged inteaching, research, writing, publishing, and editing. Students majoring in philosophy can be assured that not only will theyacquire a due background in the history of philosophy but theywill also have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with thelatest developments in the discipline.