Those opting for the comprehensive exam will need one further elective to complete the twelve courses. Besides teaching philosophy, which isn't for everyone, you could use your philosophical training in many ways. Also, you could go into fields like public administration, journalism, health care, and communication. A philosophy major learns intellectual skills that are useful in a wide range of careers. These skills are useful in almost any career.
Many students pick philosophy as a second major.
So a second major in philosophy can help prepare you for a profession in your first field, or for graduate school. Faculty doctorates are from Boston College, California at San Diego, Fordham, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ottawa, Princeton, SUNY Binghamton, Toronto, Tulane, and Wisconsin. Robert Sweeney, who holds an endowed chair in the department, won JCU's distinguished faculty of the year award in 1998, as did Casey Bukala in 1981. Links Harry Gensler did this Website.