The study of academic philosophy is one of two branches in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at YSU.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in philosophy is available for students who plan to enter the field of philosophy, law, professional or medical ethics, the ministry, or any other study requiring a strong liberal arts background.

The College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences provides a small liberal arts college experience within the larger University. It offers the faculty involvement and attention of smaller universities and colleges with the advantage of greater breadth of faculty expertise and research and the amenities of a larger campus.

At the same time our students have advantages over much larger universities in that they receive close mentoring from full-time faculty and have the opportunities that only graduate students at larger universities have.