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American University

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

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

Department Name

Philosophy and Religion

Department Chair

Ellen Feder,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Applied Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), Latin American Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
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.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
12
Scholarships:
28
Students teaching their own classes:
0
Other Financial Information:
Students can be eligible for scholarships from over 10 donor funded accounts

Faculty

Members

Amy Oliver, Associate Professor
Andrea Tschemplik, Associate Professor
Anika Simpson, Visiting Associate Professor
Asia Ferrin, Assistant Professor
Cameron Bassiri, Professorial Lecturer
Debra Bergoffen, Bishop Hamilton Lecturer in Philosophy
Ellen Feder, Professor and Department Chair
Farhang Erfani, Associate Professor
Gershon Greenberg, Professor
Jeffrey Reiman, Professor Emeritus
Jin Park, Professor and Director of Asian Studies
Kelso Cratsley, Professorial Lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies
Lauren Weis, Assistant Professor
Martyn Oliver, Senior Professorial Lecturer and Director of Arab World Studies
Nabina Leibow, Professorial Lecturer and Director of CAS Leadership Program
Onaje Woodbine, Assistant Professor
Perry Zurn, Assistant Professor
Shubha Pathak, Associate Professor
Ian Rhoad, Professorial Lecturer

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 4 2 3
Women 4 1 4
African, African-American 0 1 1
Asian 2 0 1
LGBT 1 0 0
Total Women: 
9
Total Men: 
9
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
18

Ph.D.

Student Demographics

LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2018

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

Master's

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)

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 3 1
Asian 2
Hispanic or Latin 2 1
Unknown Race 1 0
White 7 5
Multi-racial 2
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 17 7 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
24

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Out of State: 
$15,372
Number of Required Courses: 
36
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.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement