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Georgia State University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://www.gsu.edu/philosophy

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Eddy Nahmias,
Professor, Chair

Degrees Offered

Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant)
Diversity Efforts: 
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
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

We require graduate students teaching introduction to philosophy to use syllabi that include at least 20 percent women philosophers, and not to require any textbook purchase (exclusively use pdfs that are public domain, within fair use, or available behind paywall as part of GSU library collection) to help students of limited financial means. Two of our former graduate students, Toni Adleberg and Morgan Thompson, along with Eddy Nahmias, surveyed introduction to philosophy students to find out why male and female students enroll in introductory-level courses in similar numbers but women drop out of the discipline in much greater numbers. This research is continuing.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
26
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
23
Scholarships:
4
Students teaching their own classes:
26
Other Financial Information:
All admitted students receive an aid package that includes a tuition waiver.

Faculty

Members

Eyal Aharoni, Assistant Professor
Andrew Altman, Professor
Jessica Berry, Associate Professor
Sarah Brosnan, Associate Professor
Andrew I. Cohen, Associate Professor
Andrew Jason Cohen, Associate Professor
Edward Cox, Lecturer
Sandra Dwyer, Senior Lecturer
William Edmundson, Professor
Christie Hartley, Associate Professor
Stephen Jacobson, Senior Lecturer
Peter Lindsay, Professor
S. M. Love, Assistant Professor
Gregory Moore, Associate Professor
Eddy Nahmias, Professor, Chair
Tim O'Keefe, Associate Professor
Sebastian Rand, Associate Professor
Andrea Scarantino, Professor
Neil Van Leeuwen, Associate Professor
Daniel Weiskopf, Associate Professor
Eric Wilson, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 10 2 2
Women 2 1 1
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 1 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 12 3 3
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
4
Total Men: 
14
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
18

Ph.D.

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 Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Master's

Program Strengths

Legal and Political Philosophy, Neurophilosophy (empirical philosophy of mind), and Kant & post-Kantian German Philosophy. Extensive teacher training program.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 1 0 0
Asian 3 3 0 0
Native American 1 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 1 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 8 30 1 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
LGBT 1 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 14 35 1 0
LGBT Identifying: 
1
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
49

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$10,814
Out of State: 
$31,468
Number of Required Courses: 
9
Additional Information: 
Non-thesis option requires 11 courses, but most students do the thesis option. All admitted students are offered an assistantship with a full tuition waiver.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
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: 
No

Placement

Summary of Master's Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 5 14
Placed in a teaching job 1
Entered another graduate program 2
Placed in a non-teaching job 1 3

Summary of Master's Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 4 6
Placed in a teaching job 1 2
Entered another graduate program 1
Placed in a non-teaching job 1 2

Summary of Master's Students, 2016 — Women | Men | Other Gender | Unknown Gender

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 4 10
Placed in a teaching job 1 4
Placed in a non-teaching job 3
Entered another graduate program 3

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 7 14 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 6 13 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 11 40 0 0
Entered another graduate program 3 16 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 4 7 0 0
Unknown 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0