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Philosophy B.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Philosophy is a search for understanding and wisdom through inquiry into fundamental questions regarding existence, knowledge, the nature of reality, the nature of persons, and “how to live a good life.” Through research, reflection, and discussion, philosophy seeks both to refine and answer humanity’s enduring questions: What is the nature of consciousness? What is the connection between mind and body? Does God exist? What counts as knowledge? Is there only one right way to reason? Does science give us objective truth? Could computers think? Could they feel or exhibit genuine creativity? Do we have free will? How are right and wrong to be determined? Of what does the good life consist? Does life have meaning?
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_b91df47a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

The RPI Experience

0 items

    First Year

    0 items

      Fall

      3 items
      1. HASS Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. Science Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MATH 1010
        Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 1500 - Calculus for Architecture, Management, and HASS
        4

      Introductory Course

      7 items
      1. INQR 1130
        Philosophy, Technology, & the Human Future
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. INQR 1140
        Minds and Machines
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. INQR 1150
        The Genome and You
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. INQR 1160
        Science and Scientific Misconduct
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. INQR 1165
        Great Ideas in Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. INQR 1235
        Are Humans Rational?
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. PHIL 1110
        Introduction to Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Spring

      4 items
      1. Science Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. HASS Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. Philosophy Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. MATH 1020
        Calculus II
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 1520 - Mathematical Methods in Architecture, Management, and HASS
        4

      Second Year

      0 items

        Fall

        4 items
        1. PHIL 2140
          Introduction to Formal Logic
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. Science Core Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. HASS Core Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. Free Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Spring

        5 items
        1. ADMN 1030
          Career Exploration
          Not resolved to a course
          0
        2. HASS Core Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. Free Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. Free Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. Philosophy of Science Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        *From the Following

        4 items
        1. PHIL 2400
          Philosophy of Biology
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. PHIL 4130
          Philosophy of Science
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. PHIL 4310
          Scientific Revolutions
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. PHIL 4440
          Philosophy of Mathematics
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Third Year

        0 items

          Fall

          4 items
          1. ILEA 4400
            The Discovery
            Not resolved to a course
            0
          2. Philosophy Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. HASS Core Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. Science Core Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Spring

          4 items
          1. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. Ethics Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. HASS Core Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          *From the Following

          5 items
          1. PHIL 2500
            Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. PHIL 4240
            Ethics
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. PHIL 4300
            Environmental Philosophy
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. PHIL 4500
            Bioethics
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          5. STSO 4250
            Bioethics
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Fourth Year

          0 items

            Fall

            4 items
            1. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            4. PHIL 4990
              Capstone Experience in Philosophy
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Spring

            3 items
            1. Philosophy Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Footnotes

            4 items
            1. Students should take an Inquiry course during their first year. For a listing of HASS Inquiry courses click here.
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Students should take a HASS communication intensive course during their first three semesters.
              Not resolved to a course
            3. At least twelve PHIL credits must be taken at the 4000 level. All PHIL elective credits must be at least at the 2000 level.
              Not resolved to a course
            4. These courses should be completed by the end of the second year / fourth semester. ADMN 1030 (or equivalent) is recommended as a prerequisite to ILEA 4400 ​(or equivalent). While both courses may be taken in any semester, the suggested sequence should be followed when possible.
              Not resolved to a course
            Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10113&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0088.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.