Exit Questionnaire for Philosophy Senior

Graduating Philosophy Major

Exit Questionnaire

Name

Plans for the foreseeable future (esp. career path and/or further education):

What initially interested you in the study of philosophy? (A particular book, a class you took, a lecture you attended?)

To what extent have your philosophy studies at Wash.U. improved your skills in writing?

To what extent have your philosophy studies at Wash.U. improved your skills in reading?

To what extent have your philosophy studies at Wash.U. improved your skills in critical thinking?

To what extent have your philosophy studies at Wash.U. improved your skills in problem-solving?

To what extent have your philosophy studies at Wash.U. improved your skills in oral presentation?

To what extent have your philosophy studies at Wash.U. improved your skills in understanding questions and problems in a historial context?

To what extent are the skills you learned in your philosophy studies at Wash.U. ones you think you will apply in your future (esp. career path and/or further education)?

Reflecting on question 8, would you say that what you learned in your philosophy studies at Wash.U. will be useful and practical (esp. career path and/or further education)?

Was majoring in philosophy at Wash.U. a good experience for you? How so or how not?

Did you have enough of an opportunity to get to know other philosophy majors or minors? How important was this to you?

What was the philosophy course in which you felt you learned the most? How would you briefly describe what you learned?

What are the strengths of the department?

What are some weaknesses of the department?

What are the reasons to major in philosophy at Wash. U.?

If you went abroad, how did our department compare to the university you visited?

As is the case at many universities in the U.S., women and minorities are underrepresented among philosophy majors and minors at Wash.U. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in the major and minor?

Are there any changes that you would make to the philosophy undergraduate program at Wash. U.?

From your perspective, how was your experience in your philosophy classes during COVID? Were there things that went well? Things we could have done better?

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