What It’s Really Like Studying Philosophy at Uni | Katie May
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Hey guys!
Wondering what studying Philosophy at university is like? Well let me tell you how my first year as a Philosophy student has gone in this video! I get into the structure, how we're assessed, some of the topics and most importantly if I've enjoyed it! Leave me any questions you have about Philosophy or uni life in general down in the comments below!
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What a dream is haveing all the Reading material printed, ready in one place!!!
Tell me about it! Makes everything so much easier!
I'd be kinda disappointed if I didn't get to take out large aged hardback books from a library.
You know that ones that have that certain amazing smell to them, like ancient texts imbued with wisdom.
Priorities an all that haha.
I'm a philosophy student as well! I have been studying it for two years in Belgium. I really liked your video and the enthusiasm when you talk about this beautiful subject. :)
Thank you! Your comment means a lot ❤️
what is it like studying in Belgium
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Thank you!! This is bringing me clarity. I hope I can get into Uni this year!!¡
Good luck!!
Great video Katie! Thanks for posting. I’m a mature student doing a combined Philosophy and French degree with the Open University.
This was really useful thank you!!
That’s okay! Glad it helped you ☺️
Do you read any specific philosophy? For instance Kant, Descartes, Rand, Aristotle??
Very cool! I gonna study philosophy too together with politics and feel very happy to have found a channel like yours
That’s great! Thank you so much!
sweczka24 hey! i’ve always wanted politics but recently i’ve been considering philosophy too. have you started already? do you recommend it?
Fermin Aldao what was/is the reason for *you* to combine these subjects?
thank you for this video!! I'm thinking of doing my masters in philosophy, as a pre-requisite for Christian apologetics. I think it will be very useful for the study plan I have.
I took some philosophy courses when I was a university student. I got a lot of practice evaluating arguments for and against different viewpoints.
Do you meet people from different religious backgrounds in your philosophy classes? How do their backgrounds impact the way that they philosophize?
Everyone on my course is from a very similar demographic so there aren’t many differing religious view points unfortunately. However I’ll be taking a semester abroad next year partly for this reason so I can learn from others who have different beliefs to myself and my peers!
Katie May So...?
I'm a Philosophy student as well. I major in Applied Ethics, and what sets my major different is that it is in a Bachelors of Science curriculum rather than applying the usual BA and liberal arts program. Good luck, future Scholar!
wow I was looking for philosophy at uni videos and stumbled across you, turns out you're doing the exact course that I want to next year ahahahah. Could I ask you a few questions sometime soon?
Yeah of course!
I want to study English & Philosophy! And Psychology as of recently.
I have no idea what to become tho
At first I wanted to become a professor at a Uni but I don't want to go into teaching because I'm simply not fit to.
So now I'm tending towards doing research but I have no idea which field.
I'm just fascinated with the human mind, behavioral changes and psychological diseases mainly.
I do not want to do counseling however.
It's so hard to make a clear choice honestly.
What do you want to become and where did you study?
Yeah choosing what you want to do is difficult! I really want to go into marketing!
Honestly I am doing exactly what you describe hahahah wtf I also have no clue where to go with this 🤷🏽♂️ Currently studying Psychology in englisch and the imma head over to philosophy but yeah I do consider going into therapy tho as I think the philosophical approach to mental health is far better than the pharmaceutical so maybe I do that but I still have a lot of time to think about but yeah let's see ^^ Was really suprised to find someone describing the same situation I am in hahaha
Clarity comes with time.
Did you ever figure it out cause I’m struggling with the same thing right now
I’d love to do English literature, philosophy, psychology as well
Are there lessons where you’ll be sitting around a table and be discussing about any kind of questions/subjects?
Hi! Yes, this is what we call a seminar. It’s when the larger lecture group splits into smaller groups for discussion and interactive teaching with the lecturer ☺️
Another short request, can you make a video where you explain in what way you could utilities a philosophy degree as a writer (if you write books), an online blogger or a journalist? :)
TheKnowledgeSeeker As I’m not in these fields currently I’m not sure I’m the best person to give advice on this. However, I’m sure if you email any universities you’re interested in studying in they will be able to answer this question for you ☺️
I'm a philosophy major and I love it. Plan on getting my masters in linguistics or space studies
Can you make a video about how to write a philosophy personal statement xxx
X X can do! I’m about to go travelling for a month though so I won’t be able to get it done for a while though xx
What's a philosophy personal statement? :)
TheKnowledgeSeeker for university UCAS application you have to write a personal statement why you want to do the subject , it's just why you want to study philosophy
anna X hey can you guide me now, for writing a personal statement for uni about the same subject you asked for, 7 months ago
Thank yooou! I’m a russian student and there’s not much information on RUclips in russian language about this theme, so thank you for your videos ❤️
I’m so glad that it’s helped you ❤️
@@KatieMay7 Which university you have studied?
Just discovered the channel- such great content! I’m in yr12 right now and want to study philosophy at uni. I’m curious as to like what books did you read/ stuff did you do to get onto the course? Like what kind of stuff is good?
Do you mean what kind of extra stuff did I do to get offered a place?
Katie May yeah thanks!
Personally I’d read a bit of The God Delusion and mentioned that in my personal statement but other than that I just wrote about the specific things I’d enjoyed learning about in class and why I enjoyed these particular things! Hope that helps ☺️
Its been three years !! How is your life going 😅
@@aquariiusc Im in my final year doing theology and religious studies at nottingham! i remember reading that book and putting it on my personal statement!
thank you for this video! I really love philosophy and have been thinking to pursue it. (I'm currently studying media haha)
That’s okay! I hope you enjoy it if you decide to pursue it ❤️
I would like to fund myself to do philosophy at some point(maybe in my 40s or 50s when I don't have to work for survival, and can work on fulfilling curiosity). I already have BSc, MSc and PhD degree in STEM fields, and working in industry, but I've never had any essay-based education background, didn't even learn English language and literature at A-level (My A-level was Maths, FM, Physics, Chemistry, so...), and I didn't do GCSE (I am foreign). What would you recommend me doing in my own time to prepare myself for applying for a philosophy degree?
I love philosophy so much but I hate writing a lot of things.
I would love to do a degree course in philosophy but I find reading and taking in information difficult.
My IQ is at just above the first standard deviation above the mean average but yet I have learning difficulties.
The majority of universities have facilities to support students with these kind of difficulties so its worth looking into each university and seeing what they have on offer. There is also the DSA which offers funding for students with learning difficulties (among other things) for software and support to help support them in their studies so definitely worth looking into! I hope this helped a little ☺️
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Aww! Thanks Katie!
I am so relieved that it doesn't seem strange to you that someone with learning difficulties can have a higher average IQ.
All the best with your pursuits in life, Katie!
Cheers - Mike.
So interesting because I’m studying it in Italy and we only have oral exams
Interesting stuff !!
First video I clicked and you're doing the exact joint degree I want to do lol!
Question: does studying Philosophy help your English essays?
Edit: OMG you also study at Cardiff which is where I want to go! What a small world!
Haha that’s such a funny coincidence!! I think Philosophy and English essays are two very different things, but definitely my English lecturers help me with getting my grammar to a better level (whereas my philosophy lecturers only care that my essays make sense)!
Are you currently applying to Cardiff or are you still in the research stage?
loved it
That's awesome! Philosophy seems so hard to understand.
Love ❤
philosophy is for those who love to argue
I love to argue
Would you like to make a conversation with me?
sure ... send me link when u have a topic
Wrong Dawan chang
Dawa Tsering wait by agreeing with him you just admitted defeat and ended the argument
Hi! What’s your degree called?
English Literature and Philosophy BA (with honours)
@@KatieMay7 did u dual degree?
What was the main reason you studied this or what got you interested? And are classes mostly just sit and listen or? Any details thanks!
What are the government jobs other than teaching that one can apply for after doing Masters in Philosophy?
I am interested in philosophy for thought and to improve my perspective also I never took such subject in my previous academic, and my writing skills are good in english literature so I am confused whether to take english or for philosophy masters please give your Views help me solve this confusion
What are the books you are reading?
Currently for philosophy I’m reading Descartes selected philosophical readings (that’s the title of the book) ☺️
Very Cool.
Really helpful !
Which University did you go to ?
I’m a junior in hs and I’m thinking about majoring in religious studies and philosophy when I go to college, but I have a question, in religious study classes do you learn about all religions or do you pick a certain course that has a study on a specific religion?
Hi! As I do philosophy and english Lit I’m completely unaware of how religious studies courses work! However I assume that like most courses the structure will differ from uni to uni, so it’s worth looking at the universities you’re looking at’s websites and module guides! I hope this helps a bit!
Great video! Could you tell me which book the critical thinking philosophy one is?
Hi! It’s actually just a module reader that my uni put together and is only available to people on the course directly from the uni! Sorry!
Which university you have studied?
So what are you doing now?
hii, I’m really interested in studying philosophy at uni but I’ve just finished my GCSE’s and I’m about to do A-levels. My school doesn’t do philosophy though but I’m choosing to do business studies, eng lang&lit and history, would they be good enough/useful to study philosophy?
Hey! I think English and History will definitely be useful! Those will help with essay writing skills and how to form an argument which are also skills learned in Philosophy! I wouldn’t worry too much about what you’re missing by doing a level Philosophy as at Uni they spend much of the first year going over what people learned in a level to get everyone up to the same level! ☺️
Katie May ah ok thank you sm!! I was really worried but his made me feel better ☺️
You have to go to university if you want a philosophy degree, however, you don't really need to go to university to study philosophy.
I agree, I’ve been studying philosophy independently for a few years and now I’m doing a degree
I'm planning to take CompPhil degree but I don't know if a two subjects is better than one
I personally loved the variety in taking joint honours rather than single but think it’s subjective. In terms of employment I don’t think any one is valued over the other as you get different skills from taking either!
Hey ! I’m studying philosophy and art this coming fall and had some questions, I don’t have Twitter though. :)
Hi! I can do my best to answer them! I don’t get notifications for RUclips comments though so sorry if I take a while to reply ☺️
Katie May mainly I wanted to know if it’s a really heavy reading course compared to psychology or math or others, also how hard would you rank it 1-10 , what made you have a calling to go into philosophy?
Hi! There is quite a bit of reading but it differs module to module (and I assume uni to uni), I can’t compare to maths or psychology as I don’t take those subjects but Philosophy definitely has a lot less reading than English Literature! On a scale of 1-10 is probably give it an 8, but content differs from uni to uni again so difficult to say if that would be universal. I personally chose to take it as I took Philosophy in High School and really enjoyed it and it was also the subject I always got my best marks in - my brain seems to be wired for the Philosophy way of thinking! I hope those answers help you a little!
Yes thanks!
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Is it worth studying philosophy if im not very accademic however philosophy seems to be my only strong point?
When it comes to choosing a degree I’d recommend choosing whichever subject you’re most passionate about and enjoy the most! If you loved Philosophy and find it’s one of your strong points then I’d definitely recommend it ☺️
I received a place at Bristol this morning to do philosophy. I was wondering whether Philosophy is a highly demanded subject and myself needed 3As and got ABB and still got a place. What do you think this means/entails? @Katie May
Those are amazing grades and Bristol is an amazing uni so first off congratulations!! You should be super proud of yourself! I think Philosophy can be challenging at times but if you’re passionate and take the time to understand what you’re learning (sometimes this takes me two or three times to read over stuff) then you’ll be absolutely fine! ☺️
what university do you go to? if you don't mind me asking xx
I’m at Cardiff Uni ☺️ xx
@@KatieMay7 Ireland, if I am correct? :)
TheKnowledgeSeeker no, Wales x
Hi Katie, thank you for this video! I hope im not late to ask this, well i want to enroll to medical school do you think philosophy will help me lots? People said phylo degree is useless , what is ur opinion?
I wouldn’t say a philosophy degree is useless but if you’re studying in the UK you’d want to be on a medicine course from first year. Or something similar like pharmacology that would mean you could switch easily to postgrad medicine. I think philosophy would help to understand the ethics behind medicine but just depends what route you want to take to get there ☺️
@@KatieMay7 thank you so much for replying me! Eventho idk u irl, at least i've someone who make me believes in my decision especially those people who looks down for this major!🥰 stay safe!❤ ps: i will come here once i succeed!🌹
I have graduated theoretical philosophy as my major. So, this should be interesting. If you don’t get something, ask me. I know all and nada! - ”Philosohy is quite text heavy subject once you get into it.” I cracked. Nice irony there.
what kind of philosophy should i major in? which one will get me the most high paying jobs? i want to be a lawyer
Hey, this was a great video! I wanted to know though, do they teach nietzsche in colleges?
Hey! That’s a difficult question to answer as it depends entirely on the university itself and on the modules you take. I’d recommend having a look at the different syllabi for the places you’re interested in studying ☺️
It’s a weird one because some unis might not teach Nietzsche but I’m still in year 12/college and they teach us Nietzsche
Also what are you planning to do with the degree?
I want to go into marketing so am looking at graduate marketing schemes for after I’ve graduated next summer ☺️
@@KatieMay7 cool. I'm thinking about industrial/organizational psychology graduate studies
What uni do you go to? xx
She goes Cardiff uni
Cardiff Uni xx
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U look pretty!
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hi katie .thank u for this vidio .i want to ask u .im a philosophy student .the first year .in morroco .and i wanna be a teacher in england .if it is possible?
Hi! I really have no knowledge of what requirements are to be able to teach in England I’m afraid. Many of my university lecturers are from various countries though so it’s obviously possible in higher education but I’m not sure about in schools themselves!
I just submitted my paper on social media and bad grammar. Wish me luck.
Can you tell me about universities for philosophy there in your country.I am really interested in philosophy and i want to apply for it.
Will you contact with me for information.
I am waiting buddy.
Hi! If you’re interested in studying philosophy in the UK I would suggest using the UCAS website to search for what unis do the course, this is also the website you use to apply to UK unis
By the way, if I study A-levels philosophy now then this means that the first year will be a bit easier for me? Also another thing that I wanted to ask was that are you allowed to study other subjects with philosophy if you are an undergraduate?
TheKnowledgeSeeker Yes, a lot of the a level (or at least the one I took) overlaps with first year so yes it does make it a bit easier ☺️ it depends on the uni, I personally take a joint honours degree so half of it is in Philosophy and the other half in English Literature ☺️
'I didn't really want to learn about conservatism' - why not?
Are you still doing philosophy? I’m about to start my third year in philosophy at Glasgow University!
Hey! I’ve literally just graduated! Hope you’re enjoying your course in Glasgow ☺️
Katie May aw congratulations Katie! Thank you :)
Philosophy is the devil's playground save yourself before it's too late
Philosophy is the neurological science of the average Human no?
I really appreciate this video but the happy whistle in the background is really annoying.
Your comment is really annoying.
Philosophy is a futile degree and it will simply spoil our career because there is less scope and job oppurtinity in this field
I think that’s your personal opinion. However, I do not think it is true as a humanities subject Philosophy opens a lot of employment opportunity doors from marketing, to journalism, to teaching. Just because a degree doesn’t have an obvious career at the end of it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have lots of employment opportunities.
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what is the philosophy of this compliment? 😀