Any student with an interest in Philosophy is welcome to join the Philosophy Club and The Metaphysician's Clinic. The Philosophy Club regularly invites guest speakers and organizes social activities related to Philosophy. Each year the Department awards the Salomonowitz Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarship in Philosophy. Career Options Philosophy has a special affinity with the legal profession, in which argument and the application of general rules to cases play central roles. Many law schools recognize this connection, and are especially receptive to Philosophy majors.
Philosophical skills are valuable elsewhere as well.
In business one must be able to formulate and clarify problems, to analyze potential solutions, and to defend one's approach in a clear and rational way. Medical schools and professionals place increasing importance on the ability to reflect on the ethical issues that arise in their practices. Philosophy also lays a good foundation for graduate study, not only in Philosophy itself, but in many related fields as well. Quite simply, Philosophy gives the student a training in thinking, and this is a valuable skill in any professional endeavor. The University sponsors and administers a wide variety of financial aid programs.