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The Catholic University of America

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://philosophy.catholic.edu

Department Name

School of Philosophy

Department Chair

John C. McCarthy,
Dean

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters
Diversity Efforts: 
ensures department events are accessible to participants with disabilities
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers 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

None provided

Additional Information

We do not track student demographic information.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
18
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
44
Students teaching their own classes:
18
Other Financial Information:
In 2019-20: 11 research assistantships

Faculty

Members

John C. McCarthy, Dean/Associate Professor
Matthias Vorwerk, Associate Dean/Associate Professor
Michele Averchi, Assistant Professor
Antón Barba-Kay, Associate Professor
Jonathan Buttaci, Assistant Professor
Jean De Groot, Ordinary Professor
Ignacio De Ribera-Martín, D.C.J.M., Assistant Professor
Gregory Doolan, Associate Professor
Thérèse-Anne Druart, Professor Emeritus
Michael Gorman, Ordinary Professor
Herbert Hartmann, Clinical Assistant Professor
Richard Hassing, Research Associate Professor
Tobias Hoffmann, Ordinary Professor
Cristina Ionescu, Associate Professor
Angela Knobel, Associate Professor
V. Bradley Lewis, Associate Professor
Thomas Marre, Assistant Professor
Melissa Moschella, Assistant Professor
Timothy Noone, Ordinary Professor
Stephen Ogden, Assistant Professor
Michael Rohlf, Associate Professor
Msgr. Robert Sokolowski, Ordinary Professor
Kevin White, Associate Professor
Jeffrey Dirk Wilson, Clinical Associate Professor
Msgr. John Wippel, Ordinary Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 12 5 2
Women 3 1 0
Total Women: 
4
Total Men: 
19
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
23

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, medieval philosophy, Greek philosophy, 19th century German philosophy, phenomenology

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Unknown Race 52
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 52
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
52

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2009 6
2010 8
2011 3
2012 4
2013 3
2014 1
2015 4
2016 2
2017 1
2018 9
2019 9

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$24,000
Out of State: 
$24,000
Number of Required Courses: 
18

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Statement of Purpose. Applicants who apply directly to the Ph.D. program must have completed an M.A. in philosophy in a program requiring 8 graduate courses and a thesis, or the functional equivalent thereof.

Master's

Program Strengths

Metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, medieval philosophy, Greek philosophy, 19th century German philosophy, phenomenology

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Unknown Race 35
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 35
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
35

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$24,000
Out of State: 
$24,000
Number of Required Courses: 
8

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Statement of purpose

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 3 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 1 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 10
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 5
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 3