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San Jose State University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://www.sjsu.edu/philosophy

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Janet Stemwedel,
Professor and Chair

Degrees Offered

Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Computing & Technology, Latin American Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, African/Africana Philosophy

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

We boast a notably diverse faculty with a wide range of interest. Our faculty teach and publish in the following areas: Analytic, continental, Africana, Latin American, Chinese, Indian, and Feminist philosophies. We are the home of the Center for Comparative Philosophy and publish the peer reviewed journal, Comparative Philosophy, of which Professor Bo Mou is the founding and managing Editor. Professor Carlos Alberto Sanchez is the Editor of the APA Newsletter for Hispanic Latino Issues in Philosophy.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
1
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
6
Other Financial Information:
All incoming graduate students are offered Graduate Assistantships.

Faculty

Members

Karin Brown, Professor
Rebecca Chan, Professor
Peter Hadreas, Professor
Thomas Leddy, Professor
Jordan Liz, Professor
Rita Manning, Professor
Bo Mou, Professor
Carlos Sanchez, Professor
Anand Vaidya, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 7 1 5
Women 3 0 3
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 1 0 0
Asian 1 0 1
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 1 0 1
White 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
6
Total Men: 
13
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
19

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
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 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
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

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

The 'focus' of San Jose State's Department of Philosophy is on diversity. Thus, traditional areas of philosophy are well covered, along with many other areas. The latter include: Feminist Philosophy; African and African-American Philosophy; Buddhist Philosophy; Japanese Philosophy; Chinese Philosophy; Latin American Philosophy; Indian Philosophy; Gender Studies; and (in keeping with out setting in Silicon Valley), various perspectives on science and technology. Both traditional and other areas are reflected in the department curriculum and in faculty areas of interest (www.sjsu.edu/philosophy/contact/). In terms of professional activity (research,publication,consulting,etc.), outside reviewers have found the department to be notable nationally, to be among the top within the campuses of the California State University system, and to compare favorably with public and private PhD granting universities in the region.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 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 MA Students: 
0

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$8,569
Number of Required Courses: 
10

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Please send writing sample and letters of recommendation directly to Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Philosophy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. 95192-0096

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 4 7