Philosophy - Burlington County College

Philosophy from Burlington County College is a Campus Associate Philosophy degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Philosophy training teaches students how to think, especially about the most fundamental questions. Growing out of this, the Philosophy program has two general aims. The first is to provide students who may enter a variety of majors at the upper division level with a liberal arts foundation centered in disciplined thought and moral awareness. Such a foundation is important for many professions today, including law and other graduate schools. The second is to provide students whose eventual goal is teaching and/or research in philosophy , religion or ethics with a strong two-year foundation for entering a philosophy major at a transfer college. Such students should note that the minimum degree usually required for teaching philosophy is the M.A. at a two-year college and Ph.D. at a four-year college. Philosophers are also beginning to work, in a limited way, in elementary and secondary schools, with Montclair State University (NJ) serving as a national training center and as counselors and test developers. Former philosophy majors now in public life include former Secretary of Education William Bennett and African American intellectual leader Cornel West. A student who completes successfully the AA degree in philosophy should be able to: * Transfer to a philosophy or related liberal arts program at a four-year college * Read and write at a more sophisticated conceptual level * Think critically about a variety of philosophical and other issues * Form arguments that show sound reasoning * Explain the viewpoints of major Western philosophers * Demonstrate diversity through comparing Eastern and Western thought * Interpret competently standard philosophical and religious texts * Evaluate the influence of various philosophies on society and culture * Demonstrate sound judgement in approaching contemporary moral problems View more details on Burlington County College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Philosophy courses.