A major in philosophy will move you to study difficult and fundamental problems and get acquainted with the major issues in a broad range of philosophical areas; be capable of logical analysis; critically explain complicated philosophical texts; write clear, coherent, plausible, argumentative essays; and reason philosophically.

The courses in your major cover areas of Western philosophy. Ethics courses cover both applied ethics (what ethics requires in particular types of cases) and theoretical ethics. Social-political philosophy investigates similar questions about social structures. Metaphysics deals with the fundamental nature of the world and reality. The theory of knowledge investigates the nature, scope and limits of human knowledge. Logic studies inferences. History of philosophy courses examine how people have answered philosophical questions in the past. Aesthetics looks at the nature of art. Philosophy of science explores the practice and justification of science. And philosophy of religion addresses the nature and justification of religion.

Philosophy prepares you especially well for careers requiring analysis, decision making and communication. People graduating with philosophy degrees work in many different occupations, including computer programming, business consulting, management, government, policy analysis, editing, law and medicine. Undergraduate philosophy majors characteristically do very well on entrance exams for graduate and professional schools. Here are examples of recent graduates' employment:

Administrative Assistant / NEBRASKA
Assistant Account Manager / FACTS MANAGEMENT
Commercial Customer Service Representative / DAKTRONICS
Crop Consultant / MALMSTROM AGRONOMICS
Data Scientist / CONTEMPORARY ANALYSIS
Direct Support Professional / DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES OF NEBRASKA
Library Service Associate / CITY OF LINCOLN - LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Personal Banker / UNION BANK TRUST
Strategic Analyst / BRABENDERCOX
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