Overview

The department’s faculty strives to instill in students lifelong habits of questioning, exploring views contrary to their own, and engaging in reasoned and honest dialogue. In addition, they aim to develop qualities essential to personal fulfillment, civic responsibility, and career success by focusing on analysis, comprehension, and communication.

Students graduating the Philosophy - Religious Studies programme at California State University East Bay will able to:

write clear, academically rigorous, argumentative essays.

read complex texts, create original arguments, analyze the arguments of others, and express these criticisms orally and in writing.

demonstrate knowledge of philosophical and/or religious traditions, their relevant concepts, theories, methods, and historical contexts.

develop their capacities for ethical decision making, Socratic humility, openness to the ideas of others, reflective self-awareness, and a life-long curiosity about big questions.

cultivate an appreciation for a diversity of ideas and values across time and for human difference in areas such as: religion, culture, ethnicity, race, class, sexuality, and gender.

Career opportunities include:

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Business Executive

Clergy

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Foreign Service Officer

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Primary / Secondary School Teacher

Professor

Public Administrator

Theologian

Writer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics

Epistemology: Knowing and Not Knowing

Religion, Monsters, and Horror

Race and Justice

The Birth of Philosophy: The Greeks & Their Legacy

Exploring Modern Thought: From Descartes to Kant

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Blended, Online

Campus Location

Hayward, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

As required by the university, accreditation officials, and California law, your admission is not complete until we receive and verify all:

Official transcripts/mark sheets

Proof that you earned a diploma and/or degree, if applicable

Official English proficiency test scores

Proof of your diploma or degree can be either indicated on your transcripts or on a separate degree certificate.

The university reserves the right to determine what constitutes an Official Transcript. Documents submitted to the university become the property of the university and will not be returned under any circumstance.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

18649 USD / year

≈ 18649 USD / year
Out-of-State

18649 USD / year

≈ 18649 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7993 USD / year

≈ 7993 USD / year

Living costs

Hayward

United States

1370 - 2510 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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