In the Department of Philosophy, we'll teach you how to examine a complex problem, analyze its internal logic, question assumptions, and approach solutions from unique vantage points.
Whether you envision yourself as a lawyer, a policy analyst for a think tank or firm, an investigator working on matters of criminal justice, a policy maker in government, an advocate for an important cause, a researcher thinking about what the law is and what it could be, or in some other way working with law, the Law, Ethics, and Society Concentration is for you.
The Law, Ethics, and Society Concentration is available to students majoring in Philosophy, a field known for developing students’ skills in critical reasoning, effective argumentation, detailed analysis, imaginative thinking, and clear writing, as they take up big questions about knowledge, reality, human existence, and how we ought to be.
Philosophy majors do extraordinarily well on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT)—better than any other humanities major (and second best among all other majors with at least 1000 annual test-takers). And no other major’s students have higher average scores in the verbal reasoning and analytical writing sections on the GRE, the primary exam for application to graduate schools.
The Law, Ethics, and Society Concentration is available to Philosophy Majors without taking more classes than the standard major. Courses that may go towards satisfying the concentration’s requirements include:
If you are interested in learning more about the Law, Ethics, and Society major concentration, please contact Professor Kathryn Lindeman (coordinator) or Dr. Jeff Turner (undergraduate major advisor).
The Graduation with Leadership Distinction program offers several pathways to engagement beyond the classroom, including advocacy, professional and civic engagement, making it a natural fit for a philosophy major. And our clubs and organizations provide a great way for you to share your excitement and interest in philosophy with others.
If you are interested in seeing the required and suggested course sequences on the path to graduation with a major in philosophy, see these semester by semester maps of the philosophy major. (You will need to click on the current one.) Please contact your academic advisor for assistance in the application of specific coursework to a program of study and for help planning for upcoming semesters.