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2018 - 2019
Website:
Department Name:
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair:
Rachel Jones,
Associate Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Rachel Jones,
Title:
Associate Professor and Chair
Name:
Andrew Light,
Title:
University Professor
Name:
Derek Boyd,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Kurt Brandhorst,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Rose Cherubin,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Christopher Di Teresi,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Lisa Eckenwiler,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Wayne Froman,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Shannon Fyfe,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Ted Kinnaman,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Jesse Kirkpatrick,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Andrew Peterson,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Diversity Efforts:
has a climate or diversity committee
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
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)
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.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
6
Tenured-track:
3
Non-tenure track:
3
Other Financial Information:
Annually, there are up to 2 tuition discounts for out-of-state students; up to 4 one-semester positions as graders in an undergraduate level course; and 2 to 5 positions as research assistants.
Degrees Offered:
Terminal Masters
Tuition:
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2017
Program Strengths:
Aesthetics, ethics, history of philosophy, contemporary continental philosophy, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, philosophy of race and gender, bioethics, health care ethics and policy, criminal law ethics and policy, environmental ethics and policy, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of law
Tuition:
Number of Required Courses:
11
Additional Information:
As of Fall 2018, in-state tuition is $489/credit. Out-of-state tuition is $1346.75/credit.
31 credits (usually 10 three-credit courses plus 1 credit of Proseminar) are required for the degree. Students usually take between 6 and 9 credits per semester.
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
GPA:
3.00
Letters of Recommendation:
2
GRE Required?:
No
GPA Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
Yes
Other Requirements:
Applicants to the MA program in PHIL, including all concentrations, must have completed certain undergraduate preparation coursework with grades of B or higher in each course.
For the MA with Traditional and Contemporary Philosophy focus and the MA with concentration in Philosophy and Cultural Theory, these courses are:
1 one-semester course in ancient Western (Greek, Roman) philosophy; plus one 1-semester course in modern Western philosophy; plus 1 one-semester course in logic.
For the MA with concentration in Ethics and Public Affairs, these courses are:
1 one-semester course in logic; plus EITHER 1 one-semester course in ancient Western (Greek, Roman) philosophy OR 1 one-semester course in modern Western philosophy.
See this page for details: https://philosophy.gmu.edu/programs/la-ma-phil/application . That page includes information on TOEFL score requirements.
Specilizations:
Address:
4400 University Dr
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Public/Private:
Public
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