The College:
The mission of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at California State University, Fullerton is to educate students to be culturally, globally, socially, historically and environmentally astute, civically responsible alumni able to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences' departments and programs offer students the breadth of a traditional liberal arts education in the humanities and social sciences while preparing them for a wide range of professions, for graduate school, and for advanced professional study in fields such as law, education, public administration, clinical psychology, and business. Students who graduate with a degree from H&SS are assured of having depth of understanding in their field of study and the useful core skills that are most attractive to prospective employers and to success in graduate school.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest college at Cal State Fullerton, offering 23 undergraduate degrees, 38 minors, and 15 graduate degrees. The 20 departments and programs employ over 450 faculty and 50 staff members serving more than 7,500 students and annually awarding over 2,000 degrees. For more information about the college, please go to http://hss.fullerton.edu/
The Department:
The Philosophy Department at California State University, Fullerton, values excellence in teaching, excellence in research, pluralism, and collegiality. Our faculty are award-winning teachers, who love being in the classroom; and rigorous scholars, who love to write. The Department holds an annual Symposium every spring, which consists of a two-day conference on a specific topic. We also hold an annual distinguished speaker series in the Fall, supported by William Alamshah, who was a founding member of the department. In addition to our popular Major and Minor programs, the Department has a Concentration in Moral, Legal and Social Philosophy for the Professions. This Concentration is designed for students who are considering professional careers in such areas as law, medicine, business, public administration, or politics.
Further information regarding the department curriculum and its faculty may be obtained from the departmental website at http://philosophy.fullerton.edu/