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University of Colorado at Boulder

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Matthias Steup,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters

Online Degrees

Ph.D. None, Masters None

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Applied Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Logic, History / Traditions, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), History of Philosophy, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, African/Africana Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has a climate or diversity committee
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
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

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/climate.shtml

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
6
Teaching Assistantships:
18
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
13
Other Financial Information:
Summer support is available, in the form of research grants and teaching positions. Travel money is provided (roughly in the range of $500-$800 per student, per year).

Faculty

Members

Dominic Bailey, Associate Professor
David Boonin, Professor
Carol Cleland, Professor
Heather Demarest, Assistant Professor
Iskra Fileva, Assistant Professor
Graeme Forbes, Professor
Chris Heathwood, Associate Professor
Michael Huemer, Professor
Alison Jaggar, College Professor of Distinction
Dan Kaufman, Associate Professor
Mitzi Lee, Associate Professor
Alastair Norcross, Professor
Graham Oddie, Professor
Robert Pasnau, College Professor of Distinction
Rob Rupert, Professor
Raul Saucedo, Assistant Professor
Julia Staffel, Assistant Professor
Matthias Steup, Professor
Brian Talbot, Assistant Professor
Ajume Wingo, Associate Professor
Garrett Bredeson, Instructor
Caleb Perl, Instructor
Jason Potter, Instructor
Daniel Sturgis, Senior Instructor
David Youkey, Instructor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 13 2 5
Women 3 3 0
African, African-American 1 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 1 0
Total Women: 
6
Total Men: 
20
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
26

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

In the 2017-2018 Philosophical Gourmet Report, the Department was ranked #28 among Ph.D. programs in the United States (36th worldwide, 12th for US public universities). In the evaluation of specialty areas, the Department did well, placing in X areas of the specialty rankings, as follows <data forthcoming>

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 2 2
Asian 0 1
Hispanic or Latin 0 1
White 8 18
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 10 22 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
32

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2018 4 5.67
2017 6 6.17
2016 4 6.00
2015 2 6.00
2014 4 4.25
2013 6 6.70
2012 6 7.00
2011 6 7.30
2010 4 5.25

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$3,190
Out of State: 
$8,440
Number of Required Courses: 
15
Additional Information: 
Tuition information given is based on the graduate school minimum of 5 credit hours per semester. PhD students are given five years of partial funding through teaching assistantships, which come with 9-18 credit hours of tuition remission per semester.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GPA: 
2.75
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes

Master's

Program Strengths

In the 2014-2015 Philosophical Gourmet Report, the Department was ranked #31 among Ph.D. programs in the United States (38th worldwide, 16th for US state universities). In the evaluation of specialty areas, the Department did well, placing in nine areas of the specialty rankings, as follows: Applied Ethics: Group 3 (11-29) Ethics: Group 3 (12-18) Feminist Philosophy: Group 1 Medieval Philosophy: Group 3 (5-7) Metaethics: Group 4 (11-26) Metaphysics: Group 5 (15-37) Philosophy of Cognitive Science: Group 4 (14-32) Philosophy of Language: Group 4 (18-37) Political Philosophy: Group 4 (23-36)

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
White 2 6
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 2 6 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
8

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$3,190
Out of State: 
$8,440
Number of Required Courses: 
8
Additional Information: 
Tuition information given is based on the graduate school minimum of 5 credit hours per semester.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GPA: 
2.75
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 6
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 5
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 3
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 3
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
9 15
Entered the marketplace 7 12
Placed in a non-tenure track position 5 8
Placed in a tenure-track position 2 5
Placed in a non-academic Job 2 2

Summary of Master's Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 1
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 1

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

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 2

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 17
Entered another graduate program 2
Placed in a non-teaching job 2