American University

Submitted by philrel@american.edu on December 4, 2018 - 10:36am

2019 - 2020

Website:

https://www.american.edu/cas/philrel/

Department Name:

Philosophy and Religion

Department Chair:

Ellen Feder,

Professor

Faculty:

Name:

Amy Oliver,

Title:

Associate Professor

Name:

Andrea Tschemplik,

Title:

Associate Professor

Name:

Anika Simpson,

Title:

Visiting Associate Professor

Name:

Asia Ferrin,

Title:

Assistant Professor

Name:

Cameron Bassiri,

Title:

Professorial Lecturer

Name:

Debra Bergoffen,

Title:

Bishop Hamilton Lecturer in Philosophy

Name:

Ellen Feder,

Title:

Professor and Department Chair

Name:

Farhang Erfani,

Title:

Associate Professor

Name:

Gershon Greenberg,

Title:

Professor

Name:

Jeffrey Reiman,

Title:

Professor Emeritus

Name:

Jin Park,

Title:

Professor and Director of Asian Studies

Name:

Kelso Cratsley,

Title:

Professorial Lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies

Name:

Lauren Weis,

Title:

Assistant Professor

Name:

Martyn Oliver,

Title:

Senior Professorial Lecturer and Director of Arab World Studies

Name:

Nabina Leibow,

Title:

Professorial Lecturer and Director of CAS Leadership Program

Name:

Onaje Woodbine,

Title:

Assistant Professor

Name:

Perry Zurn,

Title:

Assistant Professor

Name:

Shubha Pathak,

Title:

Associate Professor

Name:

Ian Rhoad,

Title:

Professorial Lecturer

Diversity Efforts:

has adopted a graduate program diversity statement

has hosted an event focused on diversity and inclusion within the past year

provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)

offers multiple courses in which philosophers from underrepresented groups are included on the syllabus in proportion to their numbers in the profession and/or which focus on philosophical issues related to race, gender, disability, class, etc.

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness:

Members of the AU community will demonstrate cultural competency by learning key concepts that will reduce bias and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion, and equip them to lead change in a complex world. We will develop a campus climate and culture where all community members feel safe, experience a sense of belonging and satisfaction—and their overall well-being is supported through respectful, authentic, and engaged relationships with each other. AU's systems, policies, and procedures will facilitate diversity, inclusion, transparency, and accountability. We will evaluate, revise, and communicate changes in policies and protocols that will facilitate reports of bias and discrimination, improve clarity, provide transparency, promote fairness, and enhance accountability.

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African, African-American

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LGBT

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Other Financial Information:

Students can be eligible for scholarships from over 10 donor funded accounts

Degrees Offered:

Non-Terminal Masters

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Degrees Awarded:

Year:

2018

Program Strengths:

The Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University has two MA degree programs, one in Philosophy (MA Phil) and another in Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights (MA EPHR). The M.A. in Philosophy has two tracks: on in History of Philosophy and another in Philosophy and Social Policy. The M.A. in Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights is offered jointly with American University's School of International Service and features six areas of concentration: Ethics of Development, Global Environmental Justice, Global Governance and International Organizations, Human Rights and Social Justice, International Economic Justice, and Peace and Conflict Resolution. Across these two programs we have faculty strengths in: 20th century continental philosophy, especially Derrida, Foucault, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre (Feder, Erfani, Liebow, Park, and Zurn) Feminist philosophy, critical gender and sexuality studies, and critical race theory (Feder, Liebow, A. Oliver, Simpson, Weis, and Zurn) Ethics and political philosophy (Bassiri, Berry, Cratsley, Erfani, Ferrin, Liebow, Tschemplik, Weis, and Zurn) Non-western philosophy: Asian philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Jewish Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy and East-West Comparative Philosophy (Greenberg, M. Oliver, A. Oliver, Park, Pathak, Woodbine)

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Tuition:

Out of State:

$15,372

Number of Required Courses:

Additional Information:

36 credit hours of approved graduate work are required for the MA in Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights, 33 credit hours of approved graduate work are required for the MA in Philosophy.

Entry Requirements:

Transcripts Required?:

Yes

Writing SampleRequired?:

Yes

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GRE Required?:

Yes

GPA Required?:

Yes

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