Submitted by SFSU_Philosophy on August 31, 2015 - 2:17pm
2022 - 2023
Website:
Department Name:
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair:
Mohammad Azadpur,
Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Mohammad Azadpur,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Shelley Wilcox,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Alice Sowaal,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Justin Tiwald,
Title:
Professor
Name:
David Landy,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Carlos Montemayor,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Arezoo Islami,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Jeremy Reid,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Macy Salzberger,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Diversity Efforts:
has a climate or diversity committee
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
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 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)
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.
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion
Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness:
We aim at recruiting a diverse faculty and we attract a diverse group of graduate students who align with the rich array of California and world cultures. In addition to courses on the history of philosophy and on contemporary issues in the central philosophical fields, we offer courses on philosophy in practice - for example in philosophy of law, human rights, medical ethics, environmental ethics, cognitive science, philosophy of science and mathematics, and the ethics of emerging technologies and AI. Students can study with faculty who are expert in early modern philosophy and Kant, Chinese philosophy, Islamic philosophy, feminist philosophy, and early modern women philosophers. We have also been very successful in encouraging and supporting our students in winning competitive scholarships aimed at helping member of underrepresented groups, e.g., the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship, and SFSU Provost's Scholar Award.
Additional Information:
Our students are able to draw on several sources of funding including State University Grants (which cover most of the cost of tuition for qualified in-state residents), the Provost Scholar Award (which reduces tuition costs for out-of-state students to in-state levels), and the Sally Casanova Scholarships (which are awarded to students from underserved populations to facilitate admissions to PhD programs and include summer internships and funding for travel and application preparation). Teaching Assistantships for credit or remuneration, as well as paid teaching positions are also available. Finally, students are able to take advantage of the resources afforded by studying philosophy in the Bay Area including participating in local workshops, attending talks, and taking courses through the San Francisco Consortium Program or the Cross Registration Program with UC Berkeley.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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Women
Tenured:
4
Tenured-track:
1
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Men
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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LGBT
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Hispanic or Latin
Tenured:
3
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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White
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Race
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Disability Status
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 .
Degrees Offered:
Terminal Masters
Student Demographics:
Demographic Title:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Asian
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
White
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Unknown Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2010
Year:
2011
Year:
2012
Year:
2013
Year:
2014
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
No
Writing Sample:
No
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
GRE Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
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:
Demographic Summary Category:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
4
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Asian
Women:
3
Men:
7
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
3
Men:
10
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
White
Women:
10
Men:
30
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Multi-racial
Women:
1
Men:
2
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Unknown Race
Women:
2
Men:
10
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
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.
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
GPA:
3.00
GRE Required?:
No
GPA Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Were not placed
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015:
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
23
Women:
9
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
12
Women:
4
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered another graduate program
Men:
12
Women:
3
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a teaching job
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Unknown
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a non-teaching job
Specilizations:
Address:
Philosophy Department
1600 Holloway Ave. HUM #388
San Francisco, CA 94132
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Public/Private:
Public
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
4
Faculty Total Men:
5
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
9
Ph.D. Total Woman:
0
Ph.D. Total Men:
0
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
0
Ph.D. Total:
0
MA Total Woman:
19
MA Total Men:
63
MA Total Unknown:
0
MA Total Other:
0
MA Total LGBT:
0
MA Total Disability:
0
MA Total:
82
Tuition Min:
0
Tuition Max:
7 734
Total Students:
82
Faculty African/African American:
0
Faculty Asian:
0
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
1
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
5
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
3
Ph.D. African/African American:
0
Ph.D. Asian:
0
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
0
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
0
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
Ph.D. Other Race:
0
Ph.D. Unknown Race:
0
MA African/African American:
4
MA Asian:
10
MA Native American:
0
MA Hispanic or Latino:
13
MA Pacific Islander:
0
MA White:
40
MA Multi-racial:
3
MA Other Race:
0
MA Unknown Race:
12
Total Placements:
0
Tenured-track Placements:
0
Non-tenure track Placements:
0
Non-Academic Placements:
0
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
100.00
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
iPEDS unitid:
122597
Masters Teaching Placement:
15
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
48
Masters Total Placement:
63