The Cal State Long Beach Philosophy Department is a dynamic and growing program offering opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate study in Philosophy.

The Philosophy Department offers a Master’s Degree (M.A.) as well as an undergraduate major and minor.  Additionally, undergraduate students can also take advantage of our Honors Program and our Pre-Law Emphasis.

The department currently has 175 undergraduate philosophy majors, and over two dozen students active in its M.A. program.

The areas of specialization for tenured and tenure-track faculty members teaching in the department for the 2008-2009 academic year include (in alphabetical order): Aesthetics, Ancient Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Early Analytic Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, Metaphysics, 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.

This year, all three organizations are co-sponsoring (with the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Psychology) a conference entitled "Ethical and Social Scientific Perspectives on Well-being" on March 5, 6, and 7th.

The Department also regularly hosts the California Conference for Early Modern Philosophy.

Updated Fall 2009 course descriptions are available here.