Philosophy
Explore life’s biggest questions — and use reason and argument in an attempt to answer them — with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. After graduation, you'll be prepared for a wide range of fields, including law, business, social work, politics, data science, and research.
Explore the Meaning of Life
As a philosophy major, you’ll learn to think critically, argue forcefully, and read carefully. Classes within the program will help you to understand the history of philosophy and how it has shaped modern thought and culture. Through coursework and unique projects, you'll learn to carefully analyze thoughts and arguments concerning a wide range of issues, from politics to sociology, to mathematics, science, literature, and beyond.
With chances to study abroad, intern locally, and participate in faculty-led research, you'll find endless opportunities to open your mind — and build your resume. Upon graduation, you'll have developed skills in analytical reasoning, problem-solving, communication, and creativity, all of which can help you grow.
Program Details
Coursework throughout the philosophy program is designed to give you a comprehensive education. Our expert faculty utilize their diverse backgrounds to offer varied and compelling courses, such as Philosophy and Feminism, Environmental Ethics, Philosophical Perspectives on Forgiveness, and Philosophy and Film.
At UWEC, we believe that in order to get the most out of your education, you need to have real-life experiences outside of the classroom. Many philosophy majors take part in cultural immersion or study abroad programs. Explore places like Australia, England, Greece, Scotland, and Chile.
Philosophy graduates find themselves well prepared for advanced study or a career in a variety of fields, including law, business, social work, politics, data science, research and education. No matter your path, you'll graduate with the knowledge, skills, and tools to make a positive impact on all your future endeavors.
Annual on-campus Career Conferences and a Non-Profit and Government Career Fair bring potential employers right to you. These events are excellent opportunities to network and submit your resume for current and future job openings.
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Where can the philosophy program lead me after graduation?
With an emphasis placed on reason, logic, and argumentation, a degree in philosophy is excellent preparation for a wide range of careers, as well as post-graduate education. Philosophy majors tend to do very well on the qualitative reasoning and analytical writing portions of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and are typically among the highest scorers on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), and the Medical College Aptitude Test (MCAT).
Example Careers
- Organizational specialist
- Attorney
- Membership director
- Research consultant
- Legal secretary
- Data scientist
- Job coach
Rooted in discussion and experiential learning, you will explore fascinating topics while at UW-Eau Claire. You may try to define happiness, analyze the relationship between art and society, examine the philosophical thinking on the nature and value of friendship or learn the history of American pragmatism.
Because much of the program requires argumentation, logic, ethics and critical thinking, those wishing to declare a pre-law path may find that majoring in philosophy is beneficial.
Here are a few courses in Philosophy at UW-Eau Claire.
PHIL 120
Ethical Reasoning
Prepares students to reason coherently, critically, and creatively about ethical issues by analyzing arguments and positions on contemporary moral problems in light of relevant concepts, distinctions, values, and theories.
PHIL 331
Philosophical Ethics
An advanced course in moral philosophy comprising both normative ethical theory, the inquiry into the nature of right action, and metaethics, the second-order inquiry into the nature of moral judgment itself. Philosophers studied include historical figures (e.g., Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Mill) and contemporary authors as well.
PHIL 317
Epistemology
Epistemology, or the theory of knowledge, explores major theories concerning the nature of knowledge, belief, and justification. Topics include skepticism, induction, a priori knowledge, foundationalism and coherentism, and internalism and externalism.
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