Philosophy is essentially a rational activity for people to understand and know people. Philosophy is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to philosophy major. The basic study period is four years, and the bachelor of philosophy degree is awarded. Philosophy is based on specific scientific, takes the universal law of the whole world as the research object, and gives theoretical guidance to specific disciplines. This major aims to train professionals with high philosophical literacy, teaching level and research ability for various social work institutions and universities, middle schools and primary schools.

The curriculum system of philosophy major includes public basic courses, general courses, professional theoretical courses, practical teaching links and graduation thesis. This course should attach importance to classroom teaching and after-class discussion, and encourage students to actively participate in the discussion. The discussion session should take a certain proportion according to the course content.

Innovation and entrepreneurship courses should be incorporated into the curriculum system to encourage students to learn creatively and independently. Innovation and entrepreneurship courses can be included in the credit system, and the specific credit ratio is determined by each university. The education and teaching of philosophy major should adhere to the guidance of Marxism, and cultivate specialized or compound talents with firm and correct political direction, solid basic knowledge of philosophy major, strong theoretical thinking ability, strong ability to understand and analyze theoretical and practical problems by using philosophical thinking, good humanistic foundation and natural science literacy, strong sense of social responsibility and broad international vision, good interpersonal and social communication ability, cooperative team consciousness and certain innovative and entrepreneurial ability.

The employment situation of philosophy major is more difficult. The treatment of philosophy graduates who have just entered the society is not as high as that of graduates from popular industries, and the demand for philosophy talents in society is not as much as that of other majors. Relatively speaking, the number of graduates majoring in philosophy each year is also very limited, which is really a drop in the bucket compared with the enrollment of popular majors in that year.