You’re fascinated by the big questions: Why are we here? What should we believe? What’s right and what’s wrong? You enjoy deconstructing problems in order to find solutions. You know that knowledge is more than a set of facts. Philosophy may be the major for you.
The philosophy major at Utica College enables students to develop crucial capacities that provide a basis for successful living. The ability to think clearly with insight is essential when evaluating the competing claims of alternative value systems and world views. Taught by a highly accomplished faculty, our programs cultivate ethical decision-making, critical thinking, effective communication, and a deeper level of insight.
"For no light matter is at stake; the question concerns the very manner in which human life is to be lived."
Utica College offers related academic minors in philosophy, healthcare ethics, and philosophy of justice.
Taught by a highly accomplished faculty, our programs cultivate ethical decision-making, clear and systematic thinking, effective communication, and a deeper level of insight.
A brief conversation with Viktoria Yudchits '18 - a dual biology / philosophy major with a minor in chemistry - about how her experience at Utica College and her volunteer work in Kenya helped solidify her plan to become a pediatrician.
A brief conversation with Anthony Sokolowski, a government and politics major with a minor in philosophy of justice. Anthony talks about his experience at UC, his professors, and his internship at the Office of the Oneida County District Attorney.
Utica College is home to The Applied Ethics Institute, founded in 1986, promoting public discussion of contemporary ethical issues within the college, professional and civic groups, and the broader community.