Considering a philosophy MA
Mar. 25th, 2008 11:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvarI know that Jodi's almost certain to end up with an academic job of some sort -- so that means that there will be an academic library of some sort nearby. I'm thinking about getting a philosophy MA so that I can work as a liaison between the library and the philosophy department, or as an academic librarian who has a subject master's and a working knowledge of two liberal arts fields, linguistics and philosophy.
I'm not disillusioned with systems work—I still love that. But I think that if I can manage to get an MA during the 5-7 years she's working on her PhD, at minimal cost (possibly by working for the university where she gets her PhD), I would have another interesting and reasonably well-paying career option in case systems librarianship isn't in need when I'm looking for work.
I've learned a fair amount *about* philosophy by helping her; I've been able to come up with some decent objections to published arguments. But I've got zero classroom experience with it, so I suspect I might have to start with some undergrad classes to get admitted to any accredited program.
I'm not disillusioned with systems work—I still love that. But I think that if I can manage to get an MA during the 5-7 years she's working on her PhD, at minimal cost (possibly by working for the university where she gets her PhD), I would have another interesting and reasonably well-paying career option in case systems librarianship isn't in need when I'm looking for work.
I've learned a fair amount *about* philosophy by helping her; I've been able to come up with some decent objections to published arguments. But I've got zero classroom experience with it, so I suspect I might have to start with some undergrad classes to get admitted to any accredited program.
