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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

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

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

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

Degrees Awarded

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

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Students Retention Summary 2015