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San Francisco State University
Academic Year:
2022 - 2023
Website
Department Name
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair
Mohammad Azadpur,
Professor
Degrees Offered
Terminal Masters
Areas of Specialization Offered
Value Theory, Applied Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Philosophy of Law, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Computing & Technology, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), History / Traditions, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Arabic and Islamic Philosophy
Financial Aid
Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
15
Scholarships:
7
Students teaching their own classes:
48
Other Financial Information:
In addition to the State University Grants and campus fellowships mentioned above, our department offers three types of scholarships annually: (1) Philosophy Graduate Student Tuition Scholarship, which is awarded to four incoming or first-semester graduate students; (2) Jason Zarri Scholarship, which is awarded to one student who works on ethics, metaphysics, logic and/or philosophy of religion, and (3) Silvers 50th Endowed Scholarship Award in Philosophy.
Another significant draw of our department is our Graduate Teaching Associate (GTA) program – in which qualified graduate students are paid to teach their own undergraduate philosophy courses.
Apartments and single rooms in university housing will be available for graduate students entering Fall '16. As space is limited, students who wish to be eligible to apply when applications for university housing open should submit their Philosophy M.A. applications as early as possible and be sure all needed transcripts have been sent.
See our website for more details: http://philosophy.sfsu.edu/page/graduate-program-financial-assistance .
Faculty
Members
Mohammad Azadpur, Professor |
Shelley Wilcox, Professor |
Alice Sowaal, Associate Professor |
Justin Tiwald, Professor |
David Landy, Professor |
Carlos Montemayor, Professor |
Arezoo Islami, Assistant Professor |
Jeremy Reid, Assistant Professor |
Macy Salzberger, Assistant Professor |
Demographics
Ph.D.
Student Demographics
Degrees Awarded
Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements
Transcripts:
No
Writing Sample:
No
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
GRE Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Master's
Program Strengths
SF State's M.A. program in Philosophy has a special mission to provide greater academic opportunities to students who would normally lack the means to acquire them. In addition to a rigorous, graduate-level curriculum, our program is also designed to help students who attended lesser-known undergraduate institutions or received their undergraduate degrees in a discipline other than philosophy. We also stand out for the breadth and diversity of both our faculty and our research strengths. Scholars with national and international reputations teach and mentor in areas such as Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Feminist Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Ancient Philosophy, and Philosophy of Law.
Student Demographics
Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)
In State:
$7,734
Number of Required Courses:
11
Additional Information:
33 units are required. Most courses are 3 units, although some can be taken for less.
Master's Program Entry Requirements
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
GPA:
3.00
GRE Required?:
No
GPA Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Types of Master's
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Placement
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015
Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015
Students Retention Summary 2015