At the moment there is nothing more than a few rough sketches of the curriculum. In the explanation of the UT budget of 2009, it is mentioned that there are good omens `to welcome the first bachelor's students in philosophy by September 2010 to an appropriate educational program at the UT.' Verbeek, pioneer of the project, hopes that the date will be met, but he keeps his options open. The feasibility study has not started yet. He expects it to be finished in half a year.
Almost every classic Dutch university has a philosophy program. Verbeek points out that a possible UT program will not be just one of many, but one that fits the Route 14 profile. Just like the existing master's program, the emphasis should be on the role of technology in society. `The program will exist of a combination of technological and philosophical courses. The sketch of the curriculum makes it clear that one third is technological, one third is philosophical and the other third brings the two directions together,' says Verbeek. `When you earn the bachelor's degree, you're not a classical philosopher,' says the program director, `but an engineer with philosophical value or a philosopher with a far-reaching knowledge of technology.'
In addition, the Executive Board has decided it should be possible to follow the master's program part-time as of next study year.
