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Texas A&M University

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

https://philosophy.tamu.edu/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Ted George,
Associate Professor, Department Head

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters
Diversity Efforts: 
has a climate or diversity committee
has adopted a graduate program diversity statement
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

Our department is expressly committed to fostering both cultural and intellectual diversity. We have been successful in our active recruitment of students from groups underrepresented in the discipline (women and persons of color, specifically): 45% of our students are from such groups and 20% of our students are recipients of university-level Diversity Fellowships. We also promote diversity and inclusiveness in our curriculum, our course offerings, and the activities sponsored by the department. For example, we regularly offer graduate courses not only in Analytic, Continental, and Historical areas, but also in Feminism, Critical Race Theory and Latin American Philosophy. Our department is also home to a genuinely diverse group of scholarly endeavors, including journals such as The Inter-American Journal of Philosophy, and Epoché: a journal for the history of philosophy, and regular conferences such as the Southwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, and Philosophy Born of Struggle.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
9
Other Financial Information:

Faculty

Members

Jose Bermudez, Professor
Emily Brady, Professor
Robert Burch, Professor
Daniel Conway, Professor
Stephen Daniel, Professor
Kenny Easwaran, Associate Professor
Tom Ellis, Lecturer
Robert Garcia, Associate Professor
Theodore George, Associate Professor
Michael Hand, Professor
Nathan Howard, Assistant Professor
Amir Jaima, Assistant Professor
Claire Katz, Professor
Chris Menzel, Professor
Glen Miller, Instructional Assistant Professor
Clare Palmer, Professor
Gregory Pappas, Professor
Martin Peterson, Professor
Linda Radzik, Professor
Dwayne Raymond, Instructional Assistant Professor
Roger Sansom, Associate Professor
Kristi Sweet, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 12 2 3
Women 5 0 0
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 1 0 0
African, African-American 0 1 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 3 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 1 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 13 1 3
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 2 0 0
Total Women: 
5
Total Men: 
17
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
22

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

The strengths of the Ph.D. program at Texas A&M lie not only in specific areas, but especially in the broad philosophical training we offer in a diverse intellectual environment. We have clusters of established scholars working in Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, American Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Metaphysics, Decision Theory, and Logic. Our program is distinctive in requiring students to pursue a Master's degree in another field that complements their course of study. With this, our students' philosophical training is augmented by cross-disciplinary research.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 4 0 0
Asian 1 2 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 2 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 4 10 0 0
Multi-racial 0 1 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 2 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 7 19 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
2
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
24

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 1 8.00
2011 1 4.00
2012 3 5.60
2013 1 6.00
2014 2 6.00
2015 0
2016 2 6.00
2017 3 6.50
2018 4 6.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
15
Additional Information: 
While students must take 15 courses toward their Ph.D., our program requires students to acquire a Master's degree in another field. This external MA typically requires 7 courses, but will vary with the chosen discipline.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Vitae/resume, Statement of Purpose

Master's

Program Strengths

The strengths of the Ph.D. program at Texas A&M lie not only in specific areas, but especially in the broad philosophical training we offer in a diverse intellectual environment. We have clusters of established scholars working in Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, American Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Metaphysics, History of Philosophy, Decision Theory, and Logic.

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 2 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 2 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
2

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$3,769
Out of State: 
$8,277
Number of Required Courses: 
12
Additional Information: 
This program is no longer funded by the university, and the department will only consider applications from students with outside sources of funding (usually the military or other government agency).

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Vitae/resume, Statement of Purpose

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's: 
No

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 3 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 1 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 0 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2 0 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 0 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 1 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2 6 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 1 3 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 5 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0 0 0

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 1 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 3 13 0 0
Entered another graduate program 2 1 0 1
Placed in a teaching job 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 2 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0