The Major The philosophy major at SDSU explores and seeks to understand values and the nature of reality.
Philosophy studies the types of questions that most other subject areas are unable to fully address.
The Program Two lower division courses are required in preparation for the major. Students must take a course in formal logic or a course in critical thinking and composition. The major in philosophy requires the completion of ten upper division courses. These ten courses must include four courses in the History of Philosophy, covering the period between Ancient Western Philosophy and Nineteenth Century European Philosophy. Three or four courses are in an area of specialization selected by the student, either Current Issues, Social and Political Philosophy, Aesthetics and Philosophy of Literature, or Philosophy of Science.