Program Overview

Philosophy (A.A.) Program

The Social Sciences and Human Services Department offers a program in Philosophy for its students leading to an Associate in Arts degree. Philosophy majors learn how to analyze arguments, discuss, and unfold their imaginations and problem-solving in writing and presentations. They know how to come up with new questions, read with attention to detail, and weigh theoretical and practical considerations.

Program Objectives

The philosophy major at BMCC is designed to prepare students for transfer to a four-year college within CUNY or elsewhere, to encourage inter- and multi-disciplinary work, and to find the most meaningful next steps in their educational or professional career, based on their values and experiences. The philosophy major will support students as they find links between the most timely and timeless questions in the areas of life and work that they care about.

Transfer Options

BMCC has an articulation agreement with Brooklyn to allow students completing the A.A. program in Philosophy to transfer seamlessly into the Baccalaureate major without the loss of credits.

Career Exploration

BMCC is committed to students' long-term success and will help them explore professional opportunities. The college offers Career Coach for salary and employment information, job postings, and a self-discovery assessment to help students find their academic and career paths.

Program Requirements

Required Common Core

• English Composition | 6
• Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning | 3
• Life and Physical Sciences | 3
• TOTAL REQUIRED COMMON CORE | 12

Flexible Common Core

• Creative Expression | 6
• Individual and Society | 3
• Scientific World | 3
• U.S. Experience in Its Diversity | 3
• World Cultures and Global Issues | 3
• TOTAL FLEXIBLE COMMON CORE | 18
• TOTAL COMMON CORE | 30

Curriculum Requirements

• PHI 100: Philosophy | 3 CRS. 3 HRS.
  • The study of philosophy helps students develop analytic skills and gain an appreciation of the general philosophical problems with which human beings have grappled throughout Western civilization.
• OR
• PHI 105: World Philosophy | 3 CRS. 3 HRS.
• OR
• Any CRT course | 3
• PHI 1xx: Choose any 100-level PHI course not already taken | 6
• PHI 2xx: Choose any two 200-level PHI courses | 6
• Social Science Electives | 9
• General Electives
• Total Curriculum Requirements | 30
• Total Program Requirements | 60

Programs Offered

• Economics (A.A.)
• Gender and Women's Studies (A.A.)
• Gerontology (A.S.)
• History (A.A.)
• Human Services (A.S.)
• Philosophy (A.A.)
• Political Science (A.A)
• Psychology (A.A.)
• Sociology (A.A.)
• Urban Studies (A.A.)