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Resources for Philosophy Majors

General Career Information

Valdosta State University
If you’re going to view just one website on the major of Philosophy, read this one. It covers it all – soup to nuts!

What Do Philosophy Majors Do?
Some information on the philosophy major.

Humanities - Careers
A general overview of potential careers for Humanities majors from St Mary of the Woods College.

Humanities
A list of skills and abilities of Humanities majors, as well as possible fields and occupational titles – all from MIT.

Jobs By Field: Humanities
One-stop shopping for info on the Humanities from Skidmore College.

Jobs By Field: Arts
Information on Arts and Humanities careers from Skidmore College.

Careers Beyond the University
A resource page for graduate student in the Humanities considering careers outside of academia.

So you have a degree in Humanities?
A Canadian resource for careers in the Humanities.

Careers and the Humanities
From Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.

Social Sciences & Humanities Career Exploration Links
A comprehensive exploration of Humanities and Social Science careers from UC Berkeley.

BookJobs.com
The folks at BookJobs.com help you to match your college major with a corresponding job function in publishing.

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Internships

Jobs in Publishing: Internships
Philosophy majors develop strong language skills, which can be used in the publishing world. Check out this site for internship opportunities.

Public Relations Intern Jobs
The Monster has a good listing of public relations internships. “Public relations for a philosophy major?” you ask? Yes, it’s a good match – largely due to those well-honed language skills acquired by philosophy majors.

Civil Rights Coalition
How about putting those language and ethics skills to work for civil rights? The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights has compiled this list of internships and volunteer opportunities.

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Graduate & Professional Schools

GradSchools.com
The most comprehensive source of graduate school information.

UC Santa Cruz
Has a fairly new program (established 2001) that focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of philosophy.

UC Berkeley
A Ph.D. program is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge of the field of philosophy, while giving them opportunities to work intensively on the issues that interest them the most.

Cal State University Los Angeles
The Department of Philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles offers a Master’s in Philosophy. In addition, for those of you who are interested in teaching, they offer a certificate program in Teaching Critical Thinking designed for those with an interest in the theory and techniques of teaching critical thinking at either the college or secondary school level. The certificate program is open to any post-baccalaureate student, regardless of major. One should note that this certificate is not equivalent to a teaching credential.

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Professional Associations

The American Philosophical Association
Offers lots of information for philosophy lovers.

American Philosophical Society
Has a nice listing of fellowship and research grants.

Radical Philosophy Association
Considers the enterprise of radical philosophy inherently interdisciplinary and welcome persons not trained in philosophy. The site offers job links and links to progressive and/or left-leaning organizations.

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Job Listings

Jobs in Philosophy
This site links you to other online resources for jobs in philosophy.

Jobs in Philosophy worldwide
A compilation of jobs in philosophy. Most of them are academic positions.

US Federal Government
The federal government has a vast array of jobs, and the language skills of a philosophy major would suit many of them. Take a look!

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UCSB Resources

UCSB Library Philosophy Subject Homepage

Philosophy Departmental Web Page

Career Resource Room

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