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Most undergraduates in philosophy do not go on to become professional philosophers. Yet, a degree in social philosophy has the potential to open doors in many and varied professions. Employers look for graduates who can think clearly and critically, who can articulate ideas. Philosophy prepares you for that. Philosophy majors frequently top all other majors in the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).
Opportunities with a degree
in social philosophy:
- law
- grad school goverment
- computers
- business
- human services
- journalism
- women's studies
- social justice activism
- environmentalism
- civil rights
- bioethics
Former Social Philosophy Majors
David Warner, (pictured above) a former student who graduated from the Social Philosophy Program in December 2006. David is pictured here with his wife, Michelle at Fenway Park.
"I miss everyone in the department and remember my time there fondly. After leaving Cortland, Michelle and I moved to Boston and love it here. We have been successful thus far and it is in large part due to the efforts of your department. I currently work in compliance for an investment management firm, and essentially make sure that my company does not break any laws or break our fiduciary responsibility to our clients, which I think is a perfect fit for any Philosophy major, especially me given my hope to eventually study law."
Kevin David (pictured above) graduated from the Philosophy program in 1998.
"I graduated with a degree in Psychology but I was a Philosophy minor. After Cortland I went to graduate school at the University of Oklahoma and got my Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology there. I am now an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. I try to inspire the same type of analytical and theoretical thinking in my own students that I learned in my philosophy classes at Cortland."
Jessica Garcia graduated Fall 2007 from the Philosophy program.
"I am currently working for California Dept of Correction and Rehabilitation as a Recreation Therapist. Its amazing how much your program has prepared me. My ability to be a critical thinker, articulate, open-minded is highly admired and useful in my work environment.
I independently run various rehabilitative groups in the prison and I find myself, many times, utilizing an assortment of papers that I have written in my philosophy classes. The paper that I use the most is the addiction paper that I wrote for Andy my last semester.
I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation to the dept. I am one out of two RT's and I blatantly outshine the other RT (who has been working for the state for over 13 yrs). I have been working for the state of California since March and I really LIKE it. My internship experience with Heather Duke, CTRS was the deal maker in me getting this job."