<p>Hi all --</p>
<p>I was wondering how different neurobio and philosophy majors are, in terms of the intensity / type of studying. I sort of know how hard the science classes can be (chem/bio), but I don't know how hard philosophy classes are in comparison. I'm currently taking my first philosophy class (100 level) and it's fairly easy. How do upper level courses compare?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Interesting question regarding philosophy majors.</p>
<p>I’m a pre-med psychology/philosophy double major and your intro level courses, especially for these two, are very broad looks into a field with a ton of depth. In your 200 and 300s, you’ll start branching off into more specific fields of philosophy (moral, philosophy of religion, ethics, etc). The next tier would include more focused considerations of Kantian philosophy (Immanuel Kant, German philosophy, regarded as the preeminent thinker of modern philosophy), as well as Hagel and other specific thinkers.</p>
<p>I have a friend who is a philosophy minor and I am a zoology major with a concentration in neurobio and behavior (though I personally focus more on the behavior side). </p>
<p>On my side I do a lot of hard science classes. Currently I don’t have homework in any of my classes aside from the occasional small writing assignment (<5 pages). My homework is to study for exams. Almost all of my points for my classes are based off exams and quizzes. Right now I do a lot of memorizing. </p>
<p>From what I’ve seen in my philosophy friend there is a lot of reading (hundreds of pages) and lots of writing (10+ pages). It seems like the type of class that gets harder as you go on (compared to bio which is more what you see is what you get).</p>
<p>Once you really get into your Undergraduate coursework, you are going to be best friends with Coffee and only in your dreams will you ever get 4 or more hours of sleep. However, once you reach the end of those four years of caffeine induced stupor, you will have amassed great knowledge and become an intellectual powerhouse, kickin’ ass on every corner of the academic block!</p>
<p>And, I mean, someone who wants to major in NeuroBiology AND Philosophy obviously wants to amass great knowledge. So here is what you are in for…</p>
<p>I am an English Lit/Philosophy Major so I can only speak from my experience, but I will tell you in my Philosophy classes alone, I am reading around 150 pages while writing at least one paper (approx 6 pages) each week. I am yet a sophomore, so the worst has yet to come, lol. But I do think, so far, it has all been worth it; I love what I am learning, it’s so much better than studying Microsoft spreadsheets as a business major might. I get to read Kant, Hegel, Hume, Rousseau, Etc.! Conversations are good, and Life is great!</p>
<p>I strongly encourage you to go for such a strenuous degree combination, it will be an arduous journey, but the future will be soooo bright afterwards! Grad school will be a breeze with such a tough Undergrad experience, so do it!</p>
<p>Read this, it’s old (23 years?), but it may interest you…
[Neurophilosophy:</a> Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain: Patricia Smith Churchland: 9780262530859: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Neurophilosophy-Toward-Unified-Science-Mind-Brain/dp/0262530856]Neurophilosophy:”>http://www.amazon.com/Neurophilosophy-Toward-Unified-Science-Mind-Brain/dp/0262530856)</p>