Submitted by cuboulderphilosophy on December 4, 2015 - 4:45pm
2019 - 2020
Website:
Department Name:
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair:
Matthias Steup,
Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Dominic Bailey,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
David Boonin,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Carol Cleland,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Heather Demarest,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Iskra Fileva,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Graeme Forbes,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Chris Heathwood,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Michael Huemer,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Alison Jaggar,
Title:
College Professor of Distinction
Name:
Dan Kaufman,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Mitzi Lee,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Alastair Norcross,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Graham Oddie,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Robert Pasnau,
Title:
College Professor of Distinction
Name:
Rob Rupert,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Raul Saucedo,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Julia Staffel,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Matthias Steup,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Brian Talbot,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Ajume Wingo,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Garrett Bredeson,
Title:
Instructor
Name:
Caleb Perl,
Title:
Instructor
Name:
Jason Potter,
Title:
Instructor
Name:
Daniel Sturgis,
Title:
Senior Instructor
Name:
David Youkey,
Title:
Instructor
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
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
13
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
5
Select the demographic:
Men
Tenured:
3
Tenured-track:
3
Non-tenure track:
0
Select the demographic:
Women
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
Select the demographic:
African, African-American
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
Select the demographic:
Hispanic or Latin
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
6
Teaching Assistantships:
18
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).
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Terminal Masters
Online Degrees:
Ph.D. None
Masters None
Student Demographics:
Demographic Title:
African, African-American
Women:
2
Men:
2
Demographic Title:
Asian
Women:
0
Men:
1
Demographic Title:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
1
Demographic Title:
White
Women:
8
Men:
18
Tuition:
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.
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2018
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.67
Year:
2017
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
6.17
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
2
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
4.25
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
6.70
Year:
2012
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
7.00
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
7.30
Year:
2010
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.25
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
GPA:
2.75
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
Yes
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)
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:
Demographic Summary Category:
White
Women:
2
Men:
6
Tuition:
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.
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
GPA:
2.75
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
GPA Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
Yes
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Men:
15
Women:
9
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
12
Women:
7
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
8
Women:
5
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
5
Women:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
2
Women:
2
Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015:
Unknown Gender:
17
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Unknown Gender:
2
Summary Category Masters:
Entered another graduate program
Unknown Gender:
2
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a non-teaching job
Specilizations:
Address:
Dept. of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellem 169, UCB 232
Boulder, CO 80309-0232
United StatesTypes of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's:
Yes
Public/Private:
Public
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
6
Faculty Total Men:
20
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
26
Ph.D. Total Woman:
10
Ph.D. Total Men:
22
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
0
Ph.D. Total:
32
MA Total Woman:
2
MA Total Men:
6
MA Total Unknown:
0
MA Total Other:
0
MA Total LGBT:
0
MA Total Disability:
0
MA Total:
8
Tuition Min:
0
Tuition Max:
8 440
Total Students:
40
Faculty African/African American:
1
Faculty Asian:
0
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
1
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
0
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
0
Ph.D. African/African American:
4
Ph.D. Asian:
1
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
1
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
26
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
Ph.D. Other Race:
0
Ph.D. Unknown Race:
0
MA African/African American:
0
MA Asian:
0
MA Native American:
0
MA Hispanic or Latino:
0
MA Pacific Islander:
0
MA White:
8
MA Multi-racial:
0
MA Other Race:
0
MA Unknown Race:
0
Total Placements:
34
Tenured-track Placements:
8
Non-tenure track Placements:
21
Non-Academic Placements:
5
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
80.77
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
3
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
3
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
0
Women:
1
Summary of Master's Students 2016:
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
2
Women:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2017:
Men:
6
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
5
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
1
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Summary of Master's Students 2017:
Men:
1
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
1
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-teaching job
iPEDS unitid:
126614
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
3
Masters PhD Placement:
22
Masters Total Placement:
25