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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 from Texas A&M.

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

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

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

Focus 2
Check out “What Can I do with a major in…?” under Focus 2.

UCSB Major Handout
In our Handout Hub, explore our major brochures collection to find out what each UCSB major has to offer.

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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
Jobs.com 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.

American University, Washington, D.C.
A list of places where students in Philosophy & Religion have interned.

UCSB Career Services “Internships” section
Look here for recommended internships in different disciplines.

UCSB Career Services Internship Handouts
In the Handout Hub, research possible internship opportunities in specific fields.

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Graduate & Professional Schools

PhDs.org
Rank and search graduate programs based on your priorities.

Education-Portal
This site offers some career information for Philosophy majors including a list of some graduate programs.

Valdosta State University
Information on careers, jobs, professional organizations, graduate programs in the Southeastern US, and links to other resources.

GradSchools.com
This is a comprehensive website that provides information about where graduate programs are offered throughout the nation.

Petersons
This is a database to help find where graduate programs are offered throughout the U.S.

CHOICES
Come to the Career Resources Room to view the CHOICES lab version of graduate schools.

 

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Professional Associations

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

American Philosophical Society
Has many resources including 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!

UCSB Career Services “Job Links” section
Check out job links in the following categories: Local/CA, National, International, Industry Specific, UCSB Careers By Majors and Diversity.

GauchoLink
GauchoLink is a premier job/internship database specifically created for UCSB students only.

 

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UCSB Resources

Philosophy Departmental Web Page

UCSB Library Philosophy Subject Homepage

Career Resource Room

UCSB Philosophy Club

 

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