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Philosophy

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Philosophy: A Brief Guide for Undergraduates
Learn about the subfields of philosophy and its use in educational and career pursuits in this guide from the American Philosophical Association.
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/texts/briefgd.html

Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors
Comprehensive guide to the many career options of philosophy majors.
http://web.phil.ufl.edu/ugrad/ugcrhbk.html

Philosophy - What can I do with this degree?
Handy list of possible fields, employers and strategies for philosophy majors.
http://cohesion.rice.edu/Administration
/CareerServices/emplibrary/philosophy.pdf

Famous Philosophy Majors
This guide, compiled by a philosophy professor at St. Mary's University, also lists Nobel Prize Laureates with philosophy degrees and other notable people who studied the field.
http://www.phil.stmarytx.edu/majors/philnote.pdf

Job Banks and Searching Advice

Chronicle of Higher Education - Philosophy Section
Academic postings updated weekly.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/100/500/5000/

EpistemeLinks' Jobs in Philosophy
Links to web resources and email lists for job-seeking philosophers.
http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/MainJob.aspx

H-Net Job Guide
Job search for majors in history, humanities, and social sciences.
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/

Hireculture
A job board for careers in the culture organizations in Massachusetts.
http://www.hireculture.org/jobbook/index.asp

Idealist
Huge database of nonprofit jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities in the United States and around the world. Email alerts can be customized to be sent every time a new job is posted in your area of interest.
http://www.idealist.org/

See Also: General Job Banks and Searching Advice

Associations

Importance of Professional Organizations . . . In School and Out
Why should you join a professional organization? Read this article to find out.
http://www.campuscareercenter.com/students/article.asp?news_id=902

American Philosophical Assocation
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/index.html

Society of Women in Philosophy
http://www.uh.edu/~cfreelan/SWIP/index.html

EpistemeLinks' Organizations
Browse by title, or search by topic or philosopher!
http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/MainOrgs.aspx

Graduate School Resources

Philosophical Gourmet Report
Comprehensive rankings of graduate programs in philosophy based on evaluations by 256 actual philosophers. Includes doctoral programs, specialties, terminal master's programs, and philosophical study in law schools.
http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/

Peterson's Graduate Education Center
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/GradChannel/code/search.asp?path=gr.fas.grad

 

See Also

Communications

International Relations & Political Science

Education

Law

Non-profit and Social Change

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Page updated: February 29, 2008