Bachelor of Arts [B.A]/Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Philosophy] From Dallas Baptist University

The goals of this department are to acquaint the student with the main philosophical subdisciplines (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics); to help the student learn to think, speak, write, and evaluate logically and critically; to help the student understand the main problems of philosophy and the solutions proposed to them; to help the student trace the development of the history of philosophy; and to help the student become familiar with the main philosophers and their systems of thought which have contributed to this history. Those majoring in philosophy will be prepared for graduate school and/or careers in business, law, ministry, teaching, and writing, as well as pursuing philosophy itself professionally. Students may pursue either a B.A. or a B.S. in philosophy.