University of Notre Dame

Course Description

• Every major in Philosophy at Notre Dame begins with a common foundation of three classes and then picks his or her own intellectual path, choosing each semester from the wide range of small, discussion-based seminars offered on topics ranging from ethics to the philosophy of science to feminism to the history of philosophy

• The major is organized around a core of three classes which all of the majors take Ancient & Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, and Formal Logic. These courses, which are taught every semester, give students a grounding in the history of philosophy and give them the logical tools needed to think about and assess philosophical arguments

• The program just described is only one way to major in philosophy

• Students especially interested in philosophical questions to do with science and mathematics may wish to look at the interdisciplinary major in Philosophy, Science, and Mathematics, while students especially interested in questions at the intersection of philosophy and theology may wish to look at the joint major

• 97% of recent Notre Dame Philosophy majors found full-time employment, enrolled in graduate school, entered service programs, joined the military, or launched independent projects within six months of graduation