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Texas Tech University

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/philosophy/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Mark Webb,
Professor & Chair

Degrees Offered

Terminal Masters

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

In every one of our faculty searches over the past two decades, the Department has given special emphasis to identifying and encouraging applicants from underrepresented groups. This has resulted in increasing the diversity of our faculty, though not nearly enough to be satisfactory.

Additional Information

Through acquisition and usage of increased funding for our program, the Department has systematically sought to grow a more diverse graduate student population that also includes strong representation of international students. As a consequence of these efforts, our cohort of graduate students has become significantly more diverse over the last few years and we expect to be able to continue this progress over the next few years.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
2
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
22
Scholarships:
3
Students teaching their own classes:
2
Other Financial Information:

Faculty

Members

Edward Averill, Professor
Howard Curzer, Professor
Francesca di Poppa, Associate Professor
A.K. Floweree, Dr.
Joseph Gottlieb, Visiting Assistant Professor
Christopher Hom, Associate Professor
Daniel Nathan, Associate Professor
Anna Christina Ribeiro, Associate Professor
Walter Schaller, Associate Professor
Jeremy Schwartz, Assistant Professor
Justin Tosi, Dr.
Joel Velasco, Assistant Professor
Mark Webb, Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 0 0 0
Women 0 0 0
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 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 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
0
Total Men: 
0
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
0

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

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

We offer a broadly-based program in analytic philosophy, with notable strengths in history of philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, science, language, and mind. Our curriculum includes more stand-alone graduate seminars than most other highly reputable terminal master's programs and, as a consequence, our graduate students take coursework that is populated by their peers, i.e., exclusively by other graduate students, not undergraduate students. Students in our program receive support to present their research at professional philosophy conferences elsewhere, and the students themselves have hosted a graduate student conference drawing students from around the country and abroad each spring for the past ten years.

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 24 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 24 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
24

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$7,500
Out of State: 
$14,000
Number of Required Courses: 
11
Additional Information: 
The number of organized courses can be as few as 8 (plus 2 courses in thesis) for students who choose to write a master's thesis, or as many as 11 for those choosing a non-thesis option. Most students in the program select the non-thesis option.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Holistic evaluation accounts for the absence of specific minimums.

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

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

Summary of Master's Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 8
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 2
Entered another graduate program 2
Placed in a teaching job 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 8
Entered another graduate program 4

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

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
12
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 7
Entered another graduate program 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2 6 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 1 4 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1 16 0 0
Entered another graduate program 3 4 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 2 1 0 0
Unknown 2 0 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 6 0 0