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University of Illinois At Chicago

Academic Year: 
2017 - 2018

Website

https://phil.uic.edu/

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

David Hilbert,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Aesthetics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Philosophy of Psychology, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), History / Traditions, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has adopted a graduate program diversity statement
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

UIC is an urban research university with one of the most diverse student bodies in the country. The philosophy department has historically had one of the highest percentages of women faculty amongst research departments, and continues to do so. Of 16 tenure-line faculty, five are women (all tenured). UIC provides targeted graduate student fellowships to members of under-represented minorities, and minority students in philosophy have generally been successful in winning them. We have been using dedicated departmental fellowship funds to recruit women students. We cultivate and foster a welcoming and open environment in the department (in and out of class), and have regular open department meetings to address issues of inclusion, diversity and climate. We encourage all instructors to pay atention to issues of diversity in their syllabi. There is a standing faculty/graduate student reading group in feminist philosophy.

Additional Information

For further information about the department, and its activities please consult our website: https://phil.uic.edu/

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
5
Teaching Assistantships:
21
Scholarships:
6
Students teaching their own classes:
10
Other Financial Information:
Our students receive a commitment to full funding for up to 5 years of graduate studies and summer teaching opportunities are available to some students.

Faculty

Members

Almotahari Mahrad, Associate Professor
Eaton A.W., Associate Professor
Fleischacker Samuel, Professor
Gray Aidan, Associate Professor
Hilbert David, Professor
Huggett Nicholas, Professor
Hylton Peter, Professor
Jarrett Jon, Associate Professor
Laden Anthony, Professor
Meinwald Constance, Professor
Schechtman Marya, Professor
Sinkler Georgette, Associate Professor
Small Will, Assistant Professor
Sutherland Daniel, Associate Professor
Whipple John, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 8 1 0
Women 5 0 0
Other Gender 0 0 0
African, African-American 1 0 0
Asian 1 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 14 0 0
Total Women: 
5
Total Men: 
9
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
14

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

We have strengths in many areas broadly within the analytic tradition, but for the kind of detailed information useful for a decision about graduate school applications, please consult our website.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 1 0 0
Asian 2 2 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 2 3 0 0
White 3 7 0 0
Multi-racial 1 1 0 0
Unknown Race 8
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 8 14 0 8
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
30

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2011 5
2012 4 8.00
2013 5 8.10
2014 1 7.00
2015 4 7.00
2016 3 7.60
2017 2 8.00
2018 3 5.60

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
14
Additional Information: 
Our students receive a commitment to full funding for up to 5 years of graduate studies and summer teaching opportunities are available to some students.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.50
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Please refer to the department website for full applications details: http://phil.uic.edu/philosophy/graduate-program/applying

Master's

Program Strengths

See PhD.

Student Demographics

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

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
9
Additional Information: 
NA

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
We do not admit students into Master's program. All students are admitted into the PhD program – they can receive a Masters on completion of the necessary requirements.

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2018

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 5 6 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 2 4 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 3 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1 0 0

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

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1 1