Division: Liberal Studies
Div Chair: Keith Johnson
Email: keith.johnson@wvm.edu
Phone: 408-855-5277
Dept Chair: Jeff Cormier
Email: jeff.cormier@wvm.edu
Phone: 408-855-5483
Counseling: 408-855-5262
Philosophy,
the original home of the sciences, is an attempt at comprehensive understanding.
Among the perennial questions philosophy investigates are the nature of
reality, human knowledge, the nature of mind, morality and the good life,
etc. In this investigation, philosophy uses not only historical insights
but also logical and conceptual methods.
Learning
Outcomes:
The
Philosophy Department at Mission College seeks to promote educational
ideals of the College District. Specifically, upon the completion of the
Department's courses, each student will be able to:
1. Appreciate the value dimension in human
life.
2. Demonstrate a measure of rational
autonomy.
3. Show the role of philosophy in
different areas of life.
Academic Preparation and Career Paths
Undergraduate
training in philosophy seeks to inculcate and develop higher-level cognitive
abilities that are excellent preparation for graduate and professional
study. In GRE exams, philosophy undergraduates, when compared with undergraduates
from other disciplines, have consistently obtained the highest verbal
scores.
Training
in philosophy also enables students to pursue numerous career paths. Below
are some career options open to philosophy students:
| Administrator Anthropologist Author/ Lecturer Archivist Business Columnist Crypanalyst Drama Critic |
Editor Editorial Assistant Editorial Writer Educator Essayist Foreign Correspondent Foreign Service Officer High School Teacher |
Information Scientist Journalist Lawyer Management Museum Curator News Editor Personnel Manager Playwright |
Priest Psychologist Publisher Rabbi Scientific Researcher Social Worker Tour Guide |
Philosophy and Academic Requirements (Transfer:IGETC courses)
For transfer students to the University of California and California State University
The following IGETC-approved courses meet the Critical Thinking requirement under Area 1, English Communication:
Philosophy 3 Introduction to Problems in
Ethics
Philosophy 17 Logic and Critical
Thinking
The following courses meet the Oral and Written Communication requirement for the California State University transfer students:
Philosophy 2 Introduction to Logic
Philosophy 3 Introduction to Problems
in Ethics
Philosophy 9 Introduction to Symbolic
Logic
Philosophy 17 Logic and Critical
Thinking
The following courses meet the Humanities requirement for California State University Students:
Philosophy 1 Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy 4 Patterns in Comparative
Religion
Philosophy 5 Introduction to Social
and Political Philosophy
Philosophy 7 Introduction to Philosophy
of Science
Philosophy 9 Introduction to Symbolic
Logic
Philosophy 10 Introduction to the
Philosophy of Art
For
Associate in Arts (A.A.) students and Associate in Science (A.S.) students
The following courses meet the
Language and Rationality requirement
for A.A. and A.S. Degrees:
Philosophy 2, 3, 9, 17
The following courses meet the
Humanities requirement for A.A.
and A.S. students:
Philosophy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,
10, 17
Scholarship Awards
To
recognize the value of philosophy education, every year the Philosophy
Department awards up to two scholarships to promising students.
| COURSE | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | WEEKEND |
| PHIL 1 | E | D,E | D | |
| PHIL 3 | D,E | D,E | ||
| PHIL 17 | E | E | ||
| D= Day classes | ||||
| E= evening classes |
Mission
College
3000 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1897
408-988-2200
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