Bachelor [Philosophy] From Pitzer College

In addition to preparing students for graduate work in philosophy, philosophy courses are a natural complement to the study of a wide variety of other subjects and can be relevant to preparation for careers in law, medicine and a number of fields involving the natural and social sciences and the humanities.
Student Learning Outcomes

• Students demonstrate knowledge of the major schools of philosophy and their doctrines.
• Students are acquainted with the main terms, concepts, and definitions that pertain to the different branches of philosophy.
• Students are acquainted with a variety of methods and approaches of philosophical inquiry.
• Students have the ability to identify different forms of argument.
• Students have the skill to evaluate the validity and the soundness of an argument.
• Students demonstrate knowledge of the main techniques employed in formal and informal logic.
• Students have the ability to state a clear and strong objection to an argument advanced by others; and to articulate counter-arguments to their own objection.
• Students demonstrate the ability to understand and appreciate the complexity of the philosophical theories and to examine these theories from different perspectives.
• Students demonstrate growth in their intellectual courage and curiosity by posing critical questions concerning the place and relevance of the philosophical theories in their lives.
• Students acquire the skills of writing a coherent, clear, and well-argued paper.