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University of Connecticut

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Department Name

Philosophy Department

Department Chair

Donald Baxter,
Professor and Department Head

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Meta-Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Logic, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Asian Philosophy, African/Africana Philosophy

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
3
Teaching Assistantships:
25
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
13
Other Financial Information:

Faculty


Members

Dorit Bar-On, Professor
Heather Battaly, Professor
Donald Baxter, Professor, Department Head
Jc Beall, Professor
Paul Bloomfield, Professor
Thomas D. Bontly, Associate Professor
Charlie Crerar, Assistant Research Professor
Lewis Gordon, Professor
Mitch Green , Professor
Tracy Llanera, Assistant Research Professor
William Lycan, Distinguished Visiting Professor
Michael P. Lynch, Professor
Alexus McLeod, Associate Professor
Marcus Rossberg, Associate Professor
Susan Schneider, Associate Professor
Lionel Shapiro, Associate Professor
Stewart Shapiro, Distinguished Visiting Professor
Keith Simmons, Professor
Lynne Tirrell, Associate Professor
Jessica Tizzard, Assistant Research Professor

Demographics

Ph.D.


Program Strengths

The Philosophy Department at UConn is one of the best places in the world for Philosophical Logic and for Africana Philosophy, as well as for the study of the concept of Truth. It is an outstanding place to study Philosophy of Mind and Language from the standpoint of Cognitive Science, as well as Social Epistemology, and also Virtue Theory. We have recently instituted the UConn Assistant Research Professor Program, in which we hire three young faculty for three year terms devoted to research with a light teaching load. Recent Ph.D.s have secured positions at St. Andrews University, Oxford University and The Naval Post-Graduate School, the University of Delhi, the University of Iowa, the University of Idaho, the University of Konstanz, Monash University, Yonsei University, Muhlenberg College, Quinnipiac University, the University of Minnesota--Duluth, the Czech Academy of Sciences, the University of California--Merced, TPX Communications, and Cycorp. The current group of graduate students come from Greece, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Turkey, Pakistan, Germany, Argentina, and the United Kingdom, as well as the U.S.

Student Demographics

Degrees Awarded

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$11,456
Out of State: 
$29,740
Number of Required Courses: 
16

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
statement of academic goals and interests

Master's


Student Demographics

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$11,456
Out of State: 
$29,740
Number of Required Courses: 
8

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
statement of academic goals and interests

Types of Master's

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

Placement


Summary of PhD Students 2019

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Students Retention Summary 2015