{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:01:06","slug":"careers-in-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-philosophy\/careers-in-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of fields can I work in with a <strong>degree in Philosophy<\/strong>?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/07\/36349173091_f751939445_b.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/07\/36349173091_f751939445_b.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/07\/36349173091_f751939445_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/07\/36349173091_f751939445_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2025\/07\/36349173091_f751939445_b-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"A group of people listens to a guide in front of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on a clear, sunny day.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Philosophy Career Fields <\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Religiously Affiliated Areas<\/li>\n<li>Social Services<\/li>\n<li>Government\/Politics<\/li>\n<li>Communications<\/li>\n<li>Journalism<\/li>\n<li>Grant Writing<\/li>\n<li>Clergy<\/li>\n<li>Human Resources<\/li>\n<li>Mediation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title \" style=\"text-align: ;\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Nearly 70% of St. Mary\u2019s students continue their education after graduation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMCM Alumni with Philosophy Degrees have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Claremont Graduate University<\/li>\n<li>Jon Hopkins University<\/li>\n<li>Washington &amp; Lee<\/li>\n<li>Trinity College<\/li>\n<li>University of Hawaii<\/li>\n<li>Uwash\u2019s School of Art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Catholic University of America<\/li>\n<li>University of Washington<\/li>\n<li>Fordham University<\/li>\n<li>People\u2019s University<\/li>\n<li>Loyola University<\/li>\n<li>UMBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/09\/st-marys-college-maryland-ppol-aftergrad.png\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/09\/st-marys-college-maryland-ppol-aftergrad.png 1244w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/09\/st-marys-college-maryland-ppol-aftergrad-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/09\/st-marys-college-maryland-ppol-aftergrad-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/09\/st-marys-college-maryland-ppol-aftergrad-768x490.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" title=\"The United States Capitol building with its dome, columns, and an American flag on a clear, sunny day.\" alt=\"The United States Capitol building with its dome, columns, and an American flag on a clear, sunny day.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Pre-Law<\/strong> Advising<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"9\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>At St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, we offer a dedicated Pre-Law Advising Program that pairs rigorous coursework in critical thinking, writing, and analytical reasoning with faculty mentorship and tailored LSAT prep support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-50-4-1-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/pre-law-advising\/\">Learn more about Pre-Law at SMCM<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"text-align: ;\">Philosophy Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredjobs.com\/faculty\/search.cfm?JobCat=89\">Philosophy Jobs<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; 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a pink SMCM Seahawks water bottle sits in the foreground.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"text-align: ;\">Philosophy Internships and <strong>Jobs<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-50-6-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Office of Career Development and Community Engagement\u00a0helps students gain valuable job experience through internships year-round. We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. 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