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PHILOSOPHY - UNLV CATALOGUE:
Course Requirements for
the Major and Minor
Philosophy: A Brief Guide for Under-graduates
from The American Philosophical Association
In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined:
A piece from The New York Times, April 6, 2008, on the merits of majoring in Philosophy.
Think On
-- Philosophy as a Uniquely Modern Discipline
A piece from the London Times, August 15, 1998, on the value of philosophy.
Information, Resources, and Background on Options for
Philosophers
from the American
Philosophical Association
Philosophy and
Non-Academic Careers: The advantages of
a philosophy background for non-academic careers from the Australasian
Association of Philosophy
The Philosophy Major's Career Handbook
What Philosophers Do:
American Philosophical Association statistics concerning the career choices
of American Ph.D.s
Philosophy Majors and Grad School Admissions Exams:
For students interested
in pursuing future graduate study, law school and business school, it bears
notice that undergraduates in philosophy tend to score highest on the GRE
(Graduate Record Exam), the LSAT (Law School Admission Test) and the GMAT
(Graduate Management Aptitude Test) Check out the cites below for pertinent
statistics:
Philosophy Rocks the GRE
How
Philosophy Majors Perform on
Graduate Admissions Tests
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Most disciplines have
their origins in philosophy and philosophy still
underlies them all.
Even so, however,
certain questions are enduringly philosophical. These are
peculiarly fundamental questions concerning the ultimate
nature of value, knowledge and reality.
Philosophy thus
investigates general topics of human interest, including morality
and the good life, law and the political life, god and the
sacred, good and bad reasoning, evidence, art and the beautiful.
Studying philosophy
requires learning how to listen and how to discuss. It involves
sifting through
ideas and articulating thoughts in ways that others can follow.
It is little wonder,
therefore, that a degree in philosophy is not only valuable in
itself, but is also widely recognized as an excellent preparation for
careers in law, academia, medicine, and even business.
You needn't take our
word for it. Our fellow institutions concur. For more information, check out
the links to the left.
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