Humanities scholars work as taxi drivers after their studies anyway!
I know lots of sayings like this, after all I studied theater, film and media studies for my bachelor's degree - a real orchid subject.
Nevertheless, I was never afraid of not finding a job with it, especially with the employee:internal market, which we are heading towards due to the shortage of skilled workers.
Philosophy student Maria Fasbender agrees that fears should not prevent you from indulging your inclinations.
In a new episode »Courses of Study Explained«, she reveals why the mother of all sciences, the »love of wisdom« (literally from ancient Greek) can even pay off on the job market.
Have fun reading wishes
Benjamin Ansari
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Mastering the thinker pose is not a prerequisite for studying philosophy (symbol image)
Photo: Panagiotis Maravelis / iStockphoto / Getty Images
What I would have liked to have known about philosophy as a freshman:
Philosophy is just palaver?
A student tells what skills one learns at university - and why, contrary to all clichés, female philosophers are in demand on the job market.
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Lukas, 26, and Lea, 27, in their first shared apartment in Bochum
Photo: Simon Gerlinger
»Fighting is very important«:
Every relationship teaches you something about love.
The relationships of others too?
For his project »About Love«, the photographer Simon Gerlinger met six couples and talked to them about closeness - and about the necessary distance.
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Photographer Fot: »The most important thing is a good eye for motifs and moments«
Photo: private
»It is an honor to accompany people in such intimate moments«:
Elli Fot became a freelance photographer in the middle of the pandemic.
Here she explains why her fears were unfounded, why expensive technology is not the most important thing - and why she likes to have her first kisses recreated.
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Enjoyable even without violent fantasies: the bean pan for the inner child
Photo: Sebastian Maas / DER SPIEGEL
Delicious corn and chilli bean pan - for 2.30 euros:
In addition to the love of hacking, the films with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill are also known for bean pans.
The perfect dish to start the new year – even vegan if you wish.