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Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: June 15

Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in 91视频’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

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Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

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Complete 33 credits by taking 11 courses, 9 philosophy courses and 2 cognate courses with an emphasis on public policy from others departments and programs.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may count toward the major.

Residency: At least seven courses applied toward the major, including the senior directed independent study, must be completed at 91视频.

Course level: No more than two 100-level courses may count toward the major. At least five philosophy courses in the major must be at the 300-level or higher.

Only one Independent Study (Phil 478 or 479), including the Senior Directed Independent Study, can count toward satisfying the requirements of the major, including the requirement that 5 courses must be taken at the 300-level or higher.

200-Level Introductory Philosophy Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 215 - Philosophical Foundations of Public Policy 3 Credit(s)

200 Level Philosophy Courses (3 Credits)
Take one of the following two courses:

• PHIL 216 - The History of Ethics 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 218 - Major Social and Political Thinkers 3 Credit(s)

300-400 Level Philosophy Courses (3 Credits)
Take one of the following three courses:

• PHIL 333 - Ethical Theory 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 380 - Social & Political Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 450 - Rights 3 Credit(s)

Additional Philosophy Electives (15 Credits)
Take 5 additional philosophy courses not being used for other major requirements.

Public Policy Cognate Courses (6 Credits)
Take two cognate courses with a strong emphasis on public policy from other departments and programs. Please consult your Philosophy Department Advisor for a list of appropriate courses.

Senior Directed Independent Study (3 Credits)
In their senior year students will take an Independent Study on a topic in philosophy and public policy that they choose in consultation with the faculty member who oversees their independent study.

• PHIL 478 - Independent Study I 1-3 Credit(s)
  or
• PHIL 479 - Independent Study II 1-3 Credit(s)

Upon completion of the BA program, students will:

• be able to construct or reconstruct a structured argument
• Have a familiarity with philosophical methods 
• Have acquired critical analysis skills
• have acquired clear and engaging written communication skills
• be able to accurately represent and interpret philosophical sources

Students who complete these majors or minors will be able to:

• Understand how to ask and answer philosophical questions
• Know how to apply a humanistic philosophical approach to issues of life that can arise from any discipline or across disciplines
• produce clear and convincing written and oral arguments
• understand the history of philosophy (the Standard Major and the ESP major emphasize this more stringently)

Department Chair:

Office Manager: 
Location: Wheatley Hall, Floor: 05, Room: 00017

Phone: 617.287.6530
Fax: 617.287.6544

Mailing address: 

Philosophy Department
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100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393