Philosophy Careers - Why study Philosophy
Philosophy is more than just a passion - Philosophy is a great way to build a career and make a change in the world! Hear from our alumni how Philosophy influenced them and their career.
Anna Maconochie
"Philosophy will provide a base for absolutely any career and you can always do a follow up degree in STEM, teaching or law if you feel the absolute necessity."
Bryan Kumara
"I found my philosophy training to be quite helpful when perform literature reviews, presenting, and forming a concise documentation for different stakeholders."
James Healy
"Studying Philosophy teaches you how to think very deeply and critically, about everything, all the time. It took me many years of working before I began to realise how unusual that is."
Jake Fazzio
"All of my peers in the department have gone on to do exciting things in a diversity of domains, and they all have the characteristics of a rigorous philosophical training."
Lisett Luik
"My degree probably made me more analytical; it also definitely made me a better reader, which has helped as deep research has been a consistent need in all my roles."
Maria Salas
"If you are really passionate about Philosophy, just do it! In the future, there will be very limited times where you can devote yourself to work on such essential 'life' questions full-time."
Matías Reeves
"Philosophy trains you to ask the right questions before rushing into solutions — and that is invaluable in any field."
Oscar Willmott
"Philosophy not only opened up new avenues for me (as it is appreciated by employers) but allowed me to think more clearly - including about the type of job I was after."
Paul Rickard
"Being able to critically assess options and opportunities is an invaluable tool for making informed and successful decisions as well as managing risk and avoiding the wrong decision."
Prask Sutton
"The way I learned to think through studying Philosophy has been the single biggest influence on how I go about the work I do and the career I’ve had as a result."
