Our department offers opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate study in Philosophy.
Students can study towards the philosophy minor, the philosophy major (B.A.), or a Master’s Degree (M.A.). Undergraduate students can also take advantage of our Departmental Honors Program and our Pre-Law Emphasis.
The department currently has around 175 undergraduate majors and over two dozen students active in its M.A. program.
The areas of specialization for tenured and tenure-track faculty members include:
- American Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Early Analytic Philosophy,
Early Modern Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, Metaphysics,
Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law,
Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Religion.
The department is home to the Center for Applied Ethics, the Cognitive Science Group, and the Center for the Advancement of Philosophy in the Public Schools. It also regularly hosts the California Conference in Early Modern Philosophy.
Updated Fall 2009 course descriptions are available by clicking on "Current Course Descriptions" in the left side-bar.
Department of Philosophy
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
McIntosh Humanities Building (MHB) 917
Long Beach, CA 90840-2408
562 985-4331 (phone)
562 985-7135 (fax)
Recent events:
Undergraduate Honors Theses Presentations; May 13, 2009
Conference: Ethical and Social Scientific Perspectives on Well-being; March 5-7, 2009
Past events:
Conference: Perception, Consciousness, and Action; March 6-8, 2008
11th California Conference on Early Modern Philosophy; October 25-7, 2007
Conference: Mirror Neurons and Cognition;
February 22-4, 2007
Center for Applied Ethics Speaker Series; 2007-2008
SPA Women in Philosophy Conference;
November 8, 2006
10th California Conference on Early Modern Philosophy; October 20-1, 2006
