Studying
Goals - Qualification Profile
The pedagogical goal is to make students familiar with related concepts, doctrines, problems and methods and to find answers to fundamental theoretical, practical and moral questions through a critical and systematic approach.
The aim is to
* trace interdisciplinary relations
* foster competence in expression and argumentation
* develop flexible conceptual skills
* analyze and reflect on problem solutions and convictions
* cultivate reflective perspectives on moral, political and ideological issues
* participate in multi- and interdisciplinary discourses
Occupational Areas
Philosophy is not a vocational subject, but studying it prepares graduates for a number of occupations because the increasingly specialized knowledge in modern society demands a corrective, action-oriented, encompassing way of looking at things, and because it develops a wide range of transferable skills such as the ability to argue, reason and express oneself clearly.
Occupational areas are
* education (e.g. universities, colleges, adult educational programs)
* publishing, literature
* (print) media
* library science
* information and knowledge management
* (inter-) cullural communication, cultural politics, administration and mediation
* economics (e.g., public relations)
* political, ethical and social counselling
* health services
* freelance work (writers and journalists)
Chair, Curriculum Commission of Philosophy
Marian David
Institut für PhilosophieInstitut für Philosophie