The Philosophy department at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, offers a distinctive approach to exploring fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, and reality within a leading technological university setting. It uniquely blends traditional humanistic inquiry with RIT's innovative environment, fostering the development of essential skills in logic, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning. Housed within the College of Liberal Arts, the department provides a comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and a flexible minor, benefiting from small class sizes and close faculty interaction. The curriculum emphasizes rigorous analytical and argumentative abilities, preparing graduates for diverse career paths in fields like law, business, technology, and education, underscoring the program's strong interdisciplinary connections and focus on real-world application.
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. It was founded in 1829 as the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. RIT enrolls about 19,000 students, of whom 16,000 are undergraduate and 3,000 are graduate students. These students come from all 50 states in the United States and more than 100 countries. The university has more than 4,000 faculty and staff. It also has branches abroad in China, Croatia, Kosovo, and the United Arab Emirates.
