Cert in Philosophy

Santa Barbara City College offers this associate degree for students curious about the big questions of knowing, reasoning and ethics. Coursework builds careful analytic habits and an acquaintance with the central problems of metaphysics, epistemology, value theory and logic. Students read influential thinkers, learn how formal arguments are constructed and tested, and practice writing that states a thesis and answers objections. The college notes that the habits gained here carry over to graduate and professional school preparation. The degree fits students planning to transfer into philosophy or any field that rewards clear thinking. A sample program map lays out the order of courses.