Philosophy
The Philosophy Major
Resources, Strengths, Career Paths, Skills
Transferable Skills:Students of Philosophy end their education with superior communication skills, a rare and highly valued commodity in today's job market. Philosophy Majors also possess:
- Analytical and Critical abilities
- Rhetorical Skill
- Extensive Analytical Writing Experience
- Didactic Skill
Career Paths:The Major in Philosophy provides students with an optimal platform for entering a variety of fields. Students with a strong background in the humanities are viewed favorably by varying fields such as medicine and law. Here are some fields a Philosophy major may pursue:
- Journalism, Publishing, and Technical Writing
- Law
- Education (Elementary, Secondary, and Higher ed.)
- Advertising
- Public Relations
- Business / Industry
Resources & Professional Associations of Interest: Check out the following websites and consider joining at least one of the professional associations in your field of interest to boost your career and give you a competitive edge on the job market. These are just a few so don' t hesitate to do some research on your own!
- mediabistro - a great site for media minded professionals
- Ed2010 - get your foot in the door of the editing world
- Chronicle of Higher Education , Inside Higher Education - great sites for academics
- Law School Admission Council - a necessary hit for all law school applicants
Sample Job Titles:The following are some sample job titles that would be appropriate for a student who has majored in Philosophy. This is in no way a complete list. If you're surprised at some of these titles, you shouldn't forget that a student who majors in Philosophy gains skills that can be used in many industries!
| Lawyer | Academic | Teacher |
| Researcher | Novelist | Paralegal |
| Public Relations Specialist | Media Planner | ESL Teacher |
| Critic | Writer | Editor |
Famous Philosophers
Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, Kristeva, Freud, Lacan, Irigaray, Levinas, Habermas, Hegel, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Erasmus, Hobbes, Descartes, Pascal, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Kant, Montesquieu, Gibbon, Comte, Marx, Bentham, James, Kierkegaard, Unamuno, Moore, Russell, Heisenberg, Adorno, Campbell, Quine, Tylor, Chomsky, Piaget, Kuhn, Foucault