Career as PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy degrees are all about asking big questions - the value of life, the basis of morality, the nature of the world around us. Thanks to the ever accelerating advancements made in the ‘hard’ sciences over the past 200 years, human knowledge has advanced to a point that once would have been inconceivable. However, such disciplines can only really deal with ‘how’ – ‘why’ is a different matter altogether. Science cannot explain the purpose of human existence or fully get to grips with the complexity of human relationships; it can’t explain the value of life, or why something is right or wrong; and it cannot explore the ideas we use to make sense of the phenomenal world around us. This, instead, is the remit of philosophy. Philosophy as we know it can be traced back to the time of the Ancient Greeks – the word itself is derived from the Greek for ‘love of knowledge’. Its nature as a study of humanity means that it is less prone to going out of date than some subjects, so to study philosophy is to immerse yourself in an absolutely huge continuum of ideas and debates both past and present. But that is not to say, however, that new developments are not being made; the past hundred years or so have produced some of the most important and significant philosophical thought there is. It is, of course, a subject which tends to creep into other disciplines, particularly social sciences and humanities subjects like literature, politics, and the history of art, but also the ‘hard’ sciences – for instance when it comes to analyzing the ethical implications of a research project.
Job Profile
- Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others Preparing and setting tests, examination papers, and exercises.
- Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Skills required
- Clear & Logical thinking
- Critical evaluation
- Being open to new ways of thinking
- Negotiating
- Problem solving
- Research
- Capacity for independent thought
- Working to deadlines
- Organising
- Writing clearly and persuasively
- Planning
- Literacy & Expression
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- School teacher
- University lecturer
- Local Government Officer
- Charity Officer
- Civil Service
- Publishing
- Law
Earnings
- £15,000-£20,000 per annum
Recruiting Companies
- Being Human
- Art of Living
How do I get there?
Option 1:
- Bachelors In Philosophy
- Masters In Philosophy
Pathway Courses
In Abroad
Where to study?
- Abertay University
- Aleksandras Stulginskis University
- Andrews University
- Aston University
- Auckland University of Technology
- Bard College
- Clemson University
- COLLEGIUM CIVITAS
- Colorado School of Mines
- De Montfort University
- Edge Hill University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Federation University
- Florida International University
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Gonzaga University
- Grand Valley State University
- Holland International Study Centre
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Jagiellonian University
- James Cook University
- Kazimiero Simonaviciaus
- Kingston University
- Klaipeda State College
- Klaipeda University
- Lancaster University
- Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
- Linnaeus University
- Liverpool John Moores University
- London Metropolitan University
- Manchester University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Miami University
- MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY
- National College of Ireland
- Principia College
- Purdue University
- Rider University
- Riga International School of Business and Administration
- Robert Gordon University (ICRGU)
- Ryerson University
- Sacred heart university
- Siauliai University
- Slippery Rock University
- Southern Utah University
- St. Lawrence College
- Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
- Swansea University
- Tallinn University of Technology
- Tbilisi State University
- test
- The University of British Columbia
- The University of Sheffield
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Texas
- The University of Western Australia
- Tilburg University
- University of Birmingham
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Canterbury
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Delaware
- University of Derby
- University of Essex
- University of Fraser Valley
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Iowa
- University of Kentucky
- University of Latvia
- University of Leeds
- University of Lincoln
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
- University of Otago
- University of PISA
- UNIVERSITY OF REZEKNE
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Rochester
- University of Silesia
- University of South Wales
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Surrey
- University of Tartu
- University of Warwick
- University of Westminster
- Uppsala University
- Vanderbilt University
- Vidzeme University College
- VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Witchita State University
- York University