Philosophy Major

The Philosophy Major

 
The Philosophy faculty at Malone University are eager to help students think critically about life's most enduring questions about God, morality, knowledge, art, culture, and human nature. Exploring these subjects can encourage a love for truth, enable students to clarify and defend their cherished beliefs, and help cultivate a distinctively Christian understanding of the world and human life.
 
Moreover, the study of Philosophy helps students develop a range of crucially important skills and abilities that are salient marks of a well-developed mind. Specifically, the study of Philosophy can:
 
  • broaden one’s understanding of many disciplines
  • help cultivate good reasoning skills
  • enable one to write well
  • teach one to argue effectively
Skills of this sort are invaluable in preparing students for graduate school, seminary, law school, teaching, and a host of non-academic careers. In fact, Philosophy majors routinely receive some of the highest scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), and the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).  For these reasons, studying Philosophy can provide students with the background necessary for excelling in a variety of fields--both academic and professional.  For details on how well Philosophy students do on graduate and law school entrance exams, click here.
 
Students pursuing a major in Philosophy must complete a total of 33 hours, as follows: PHIL 100, PHIL 211, 232, nine hours of historically oriented Philosophy courses (PHIL 351, 352, and 353), and 15 hours of topical courses, including at least two 300 level courses and two 400 level courses (a student may take both PHIL 401 and 450 more than once, but no more than twice). 
 
Recommended Philosophy courses for students in any major:
 
  • PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy 
  • PHIL 211: Introduction to Modern Logic (can be taken for General Education credit)
  • PHIL 232: Ethics (can be taken for General Education credit)
  • PHIL 343: Philosophy of Religion
  • PHIL 362: Philosophy of Human Nature (can be taken for General Education credit) 


 

 
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