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Philosophy

As a philosophy student your skills include:

  • formulating complex problems
  • ability to articulating underlying/complex issues of debates
  • attention to detail
  • thinking clearly in the abstract/constructing sound arguments
  • logical and rational thinking
  • appreciation of social and ethical issues
  • independent study
  • ability to find and articulate evidence of your skills effectively.

Options for philosophy students

Philosophical training is valuable for a very wide variety of careers and sufficiently flexible that students have combined their subject of study with their other interests and experience in a variety of ways - including finance, government, consultancy, IT, journalism, law, marketing, media, management, administration, customer service, sales, recruitment, and hospitality, as well as teaching and research both within and beyond Philosophy.

Develop your skills further

Whilst you are at Warwick you have the opportunity to join societies, become a volunteer, work part-time and to develop your personal skills.