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Baylor University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://www.baylor.edu/philosophy/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Michael Beaty,
Professor and Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Applied Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Science Logic and Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Physics, Decision Theory, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Logic, Philosophy of Biology, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, American Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has a climate or diversity committee
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
has hosted an event focused on diversity and inclusion within the past year
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
ensures department events are accessible to participants with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)
educates faculty and staff about disability accommodations and how to obtain them (directly or through our institution)

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

In our latest hiring, effort was made to ensure representation of women and minorities among the finalists. Of the three candidates brought to campus, one was a woman, and two were minorities.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
14
Other Financial Information:
Normally all our graduate students receive five years of full financial aid, which includes full tuition remission and at least a $17,500 annual stipend (typically a little more).

Faculty

Members

ANDERSON, CHARITY, Assistant Professor
BEATY, MICHAEL, Department Chair, Professor of Philosophy
BECKWITH, FRANCIS J, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, and Associate Director of Graduate Studies
BURAS, TODD, Associate Professor
CARRON, PAUL, Assistant Professor
DAVIS, DARIN HARRIS, Assistant Professor, Vice President for University Mission, Academic Affairs Provost
EVANS, C. STEPHEN, University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities
HALDANE, JOHN, J. Newton Rayzor, Sr. Distinguished Professor in Philosophy
HENRY, DOUGLAS V, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of the Honors College
HIBBS, THOMAS S, Professor and Dean of the Honors College
JEFFREY, DAVID L, Distinguished Professor of Literature and Humanities
MARCUM, JAMES A, Professor of Philosophy
MARTIN, ERIC, Assistant Professor in History & Philosophy of Science
MINER, ROBERT C, Professor of Philosophy
MOORE, SCOTT H, Associate Professor of Philosophy
PRUSS, ALEXANDER, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Stories
ROSENBAUM, STUART E, Professor
SCHULTZ, ANNE MARIE, Professor
WRIGHT, LENORE, Associate Professor, Director of Baylor Interdisciplinary Core
WARD, THOMAS, Assistant Professor
ISAACS, YOAV, Assistant Professor
JEFFREY, ANNE, Assistant Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 7 3 0
Women 1 2 0
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 16 4 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
3
Total Men: 
10
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
13

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

We have a special focus on preparing students to teach, with a particularly good placement record in small liberal arts colleges. This focus leads to an emphasis in learning the history of philosophy, in addition to contemporary work in the central areas of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology and ethics). / We have particularly noteworthy strengths in metaphysics, epistemology, action theory, philosophy of religion, history of philosophy (especially Aquinas, Scotus, Reid and Kierkegaard) and Christian ethics.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 1 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 2 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 8 19 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 1 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 10 21 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
1
Total Ph.D. Students: 
30

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 5 7.00
2011 2 7.50
2012 6 5.70
2013 5 5.80
2014 6 5.30
2015 3 6.80
2016 6 5.60
2017 3 7.10
2018 7 6.42
2019 2 7.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$19,635
Out of State: 
$19,635
Number of Required Courses: 
23

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
personal statement

Master's

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
0

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 3 3 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 2 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 2 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 0 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 3 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 1 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 2 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 0
Were not placed 0 1 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 6
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2
Placed in a tenure-track position 3
Were not placed 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 3 21 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 2 2 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 9 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 2 8

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 0 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 0 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0