Philosophy - Associate of Arts (Major Code - PHI)

The Philosophy Associate of Arts degree prepares students for transfer to university programs in a variety of areas. To ensure seamless transfer, students must develop their specific program of study in close coordination with a Cochise College advisor.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Identify, analyze, and articulate the history, key figures, and major branches of philosophy.
• Conduct critical reading of selected classical and contemporary texts and analyze their connections to the individual, to society, and to other bodies of knowledge.
• Engage in oral argumentation and write critical or analytical essays.
• Identify, analyze, and articulate the elements of formal logic, symbolic logic, logical fallacies, induction, argument, and language.
• Identify, analyze, and articulate the elements of moral philosophy with emphasis on the philosophical analysis of contemporary issues.

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