My college (RPI) had been pushing something very similar for a while now, which is why I have a degree in Computer Science and Philosophy.
They strongly encouraged CS majors to dual-major in CS/Philosophy or CS/Psychology. It was called the "Minds and Machines" program and was a precursor to their full-on undergraduate Cognitive Science program, Which didn't exist when I started in 2006 but does today.
I went in as Computer Science and picked up the CS/Philosophy dual-major in my first semester after talking at length to my advisor (who was head of Minds and Machines and is now head of Cognitive Science).
People ask me about it a lot when they find out, but to me it always seemed like an impeccably good match.
> My college (RPI) had been pushing something very similar for a while now, which is why I have a degree in Computer Science and Philosophy.
That almost happened to me. I started with CS at RIT, but since they didn't have a philosophy major, I left as a sophomore.
Apparently, the year after I left, they got a major. I was told by a professor that I was one of the examples used in the lobbying for the major. This didn't make me feel much better.
They strongly encouraged CS majors to dual-major in CS/Philosophy or CS/Psychology. It was called the "Minds and Machines" program and was a precursor to their full-on undergraduate Cognitive Science program, Which didn't exist when I started in 2006 but does today.
I went in as Computer Science and picked up the CS/Philosophy dual-major in my first semester after talking at length to my advisor (who was head of Minds and Machines and is now head of Cognitive Science).
People ask me about it a lot when they find out, but to me it always seemed like an impeccably good match.