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There are 20 to 30 majors in each class, and about 20 regular faculty (plus visiting and associated faculty). The student:faculty ratio is thus quite low. Browse faculty bios.
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One philosophy course, so you know what you are getting into. Usually it will be an intro (200-level) course since higher-level courses generally have as prerequisite a previous course in philosophy or instructor’s permission.
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At least eight courses, six of which must be so distributed that there are two in each of three of the four areas into which philosophy courses are divided (M metaphysics; V ethics and philosophy of value; L logic and philosophy of science; H history of philosophy) – there is no such restriction on the remaining two out of the eight – plus independent work consisting of participation in a fall junior independent work group, a spring junior paper, and a senior thesis. Additional information can be found in the department's Independent Work Guide for Concentrators.
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There are special options for students interest in political philosophy, and for those interested in philosophy of science (linguistics, mathematics, computer science, physics, biology, psychology, economics). Details can be found in the Independent Work Guide for Concentrators.
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You can see for yourself. Lists of actual junior seminar and senior thesis topics for selected recent years are available on-line at:
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Many students do — in programs ranging from African-American studies to Linguistics to Theater & Dance and more — though it may take some planning in advance and care in selecting courses, and perhaps exploiting one of the special options just mentioned.
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Yes, and each year there are some who do. Students who will be away one or both semesters of junior year can be assigned an adviser spring semester sophomore year so that they can begin work on their junior independent work before traveling (though they need not complete it until the usual time). For information about this “early concentrator” status, consult the departmental representative. For other matters pertaining to study abroad, go to: http://www.princeton.edu/oip/sap/
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No, only two or three a year go on to graduate school in philosophy or related areas, though these few generally end up at very good schools, often with very good fellowships (including a couple of years ago a Rhodes).
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For some examples of the very different kinds of things that our impressive undergraduate alumni are now doing see: https://philosophy.princeton.edu/alumni
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From the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS), D. Hogan. He can be reached at the following:
in person at 206 Laura Wooten Hall, office hours 1-3 Fridays, by appointment only;
through his website at https://deshogan.scholar.princeton.edu/;
via e-mail at [email protected]You can also find information on our department website https://philosophy.princeton.edu/ as well as our Independent Work Guide for Concentrators.
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Ordinarily, prospectives can meet current majors at the department’s sophomore open house. All open houses having been canceled by the University, the Office of the Dean of the College (ODOC) is maintaining a list of names and e-mail addresses of current majors who have volunteered to answer questions from sophomores, which we are told will be made available by the ODOC [for privacy reasons it cannot be made available here] along with up-dated information about University procedures for declaring a major. Look for e-mails from the ODOC.