After all, professional training will provide all the specialized knowledge necessary for particular fields. Consequently, admissions officers are less interested in students who have an extensive specialized education than in ones who possess the requisite intellectual skills and capacities to excel in the difficult courses of study offered in professional schools. Philosophy majors have been recognized for the same success-producing qualities in other areas of professional training as well. Their high admission test scores, as well as their intellectual training, have recommended philosophy majors for admission to programs of graduate study in such diverse fields as economics, management, and psychology. Graduate programs have come to realize that philosophy majors are intellectually equipped for the pursuit of advanced studies in a broad range of fields.
Some majors elect to pursue philosophy after completion of their undergraduate degrees.
Several Clemson graduates have been accepted for post-graduate study in philosophy and have been awarded fellowships to assist them in accomplishing their goals. Other Clemson Philosophy graduates have gone into such areas as computing, the ministry, and the study of folklore, among others. Although a Philosophy major will not teach you a specific business skill, many philosphy majors have succeeded in a wide range of business areas. Most large companies and corporations have management training programs, which provide the specifics they require. Success in such programs depends on the ability to learn quickly, assimilate information and procedures, analyze situations, ask intelligent questions, and offer constructive suggestions.