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Integrated Bachelor of Philosophy and Literature Program Overview

Through encounters with great literary and philosophical works, you’ll strengthen your capacity for ethical and reflective thought, allowing you to refine your own thinking in light of the record of human intellectual and creative expression. The integrated curriculum of philosophy and literature fosters an appreciation of language and the art of thoughtful questioning. Both are central capacities without which meaning eludes us.

Learning to engage with a literary or philosophical text and apply it to real-world challenges is an essential first step in human self-understanding. The practice of deep reading, as understood and developed in this major, is itself an experiential and engaged activity, often overlooked and undervalued in today’s technology-saturated world.

NEC commits itself to a curriculum that seeks to understand the natural and civic worlds and environments that are the basis for sustaining life and promoting human flourishing. To that end, philosophy and literature provide us with some of the most enduring and vital explorations of our relationship to both. This major complements every other discipline, providing a foundation for every profession and a commitment to a life of human excellence.

Integrated Studies BA in Philosophy and Literature Program Highlights

Why Earn Your Bachelor’s in Philosophy and Literature?

Reading, reflection, writing, discussion, collaboration, communication, and understanding: These are the hands-on skills you’ll employ daily in your work with faculty and your fellow students.

Integrated Studies in Philosophy and Literature is a distinctively designed program at NEC. Few schools provide a full course of study that so carefully integrates its curriculum. You can look forward to courses taught by faculty in both disciplines, providing a uniquely blended set of perspectives, styles, and methodologies.

By engaging the literary imagination, you’ll strengthen your own capacity for sympathetic understanding and moral reflection on the relationship between self and others.

Integrated Studies Philosophy and Literature Learning Outcomes

Graduates of NEC’s Integrated Studies BA in Philosophy and Literature can yield the following learning outcomes:

• Refinement of core competencies, such as writing, collaboration, and communication
• Exploration of the relationship between philosophy and literature
• Appreciation of literary works as a means to seek a greater truth
• Integration of philosophical tenets within the context of the modern digital age
• Understanding of philosophy within key cultural and societal eras, such as ancient societies and the Renaissance
• Examination of the topics associated with modern philosophy and literature
• Understanding of literary works as social and cultural commentary through different eras
• Exploration of the relationship between philosophy, literature, and Western drama

What Can You Do with a BA in Philosophy and Literature?

The Integrated Studies in Philosophy and Literature program complements every other discipline at NEC, providing a foundation for every profession and a commitment to a life of human excellence.

You’ll develop sound reasoning and creative questioning and demonstrate clarity of expression, all of which are highly valued and sought-after skills in any profession. In fact, when visiting CEOs or accomplished alumni speak at NEC, these skills are precisely those that they identify as most needed in the business and professional world.

While these skills or capacities provide a sound basis for graduate studies in any discipline, they’re particularly suited to the study of law, journalism, politics, and education.

Recognition and Rankings

NEC Ranked Top College in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as a leading college in the state, as acknowledged by , a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

NEC Ranked Leading College in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as a leading college in NH, as acknowledged by , a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

NEC Ranked Top College in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as one of the best colleges in New Hampshire, as acknowledged by , a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.