Double Major in Philosophy

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Adding Philosophy As a Second Major

Philosophy can apply to anything. That’s what makes a Philosophy Major so perfect as a second major. Because the Philosophy Major is reduced to 30-31 units when paired with a Major in another program, adding Philosophy as a second major is very feasible. This option is quite common at CSUN, and students who graduate do very well in whatever chosen field they pursue. Some excellent double majors are:

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Philosophy and Psychology
• Philosophy and Computer Science/Information Technology
• Philosophy and Biology
• Philosophy and Film or Media Studies
• Philosophy and Fine Arts
• Philosophy and Music
• Philosophy and Physics
• Philosophy and Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, etc.)
• Philosophy and Literature (English, Spanish, Japanese, etc.)
• Philosophy and Business/Marketing/Accounting
• Philosophy and Political Science
• Philosophy and Women’s Studies

The course requirements for the double major are more flexible than they are for the single major.  For the single major, 3 out of the 44 required units can come from outside of the Philosophy curriculum, but for the double major, you can count 9 outside units.  This makes the double major very feasible.  Adding Philosophy as a second major is quite common at CSUN, and students who graduate do very well in whatever chosen field they pursue.

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• Philosophy, B.A. Double Major - Program Description & Requirements