• Philosophy graduates from Grand Valley State University receive a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. The curriculum is designed to facilitate interdisciplinary study
  • Faculty members are published scholars and researchers who are deeply committed to undergraduate philosophy education.
    • The major emphasizes learning the history of philosophy as the foundation for further study and application.
    • Courses are offered in all major contemporary schools of philosophical thought as well as in non-Western traditions.
    • The Undergraduate Teaching Apprentice Program, China Summer School, Philosophy Colloquium/Speakers Series, and the Philosophical Society of GVSU offer out-of-classroom opportunities.
    • Career Options
    • Many law schools and seminaries encourage philosophy as an undergraduate degree. Philosophy is also closely associated with such fields as:
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Engineering
    • Law
    • Medicine
    • Teaching