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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://www.philosophy.illinois.edu/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Kirk Sanders,
Department Head

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Science Logic and Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Logic, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

We utilize the broader university's Target of Opportunity hire process to recruit and retain more diverse applicants to our department.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
6
Teaching Assistantships:
25
Scholarships:
10
Students teaching their own classes:
8
Other Financial Information:
Our students receive a commitment to full funding for up to 5 years of graduate studies.

Faculty

Members

Nir Ben Moshe, Assistant Professor
Jochen Bojanowski, Teaching Assistant Professor
Guillermo Del Pinal, Faculty
Ian Hensley, Lecturere
Benjamin A Levinstein, Assistant Professor
Jonathan M Livengood, Associate Professor
Noel Saenz, Assistant Professor
Kirk Sanders, Associate Professor, Department Head
Sami-Juhani Savonius-Wroth, Teaching Assistant Professor
David George Sussman, Associate Professor
Helga Varden, Associate Professor
Christopher Gregory Weaver, Assistant Professor
Shelley Weinberg, Associate 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.

Program Strengths

History of Philosophy (esp. Kant), Logic, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Political Philosophy.

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 31 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 31 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
31

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 2 8.00
2011 4 8.50
2012 3 7.50
2013 10 7.00
2014 6 8.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

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: 
Personal statement

Master's

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 MA Students: 
0

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
8

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2 15 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 3 10 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2 8 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1 0 0

Summary of Master's 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
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 0 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 0 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0

Students Retention Summary 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
0 0 0 0