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University of Kentucky

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://philosophy.as.uky.edu/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Brandon Look,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization Offered

Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), 19th/20th Century Philosophy

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
23
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
23
Other Financial Information:

Faculty

Members

Clare Batty, Associate Professor
Stefan Bird-Pollan, Associate Professor
David Bradshaw, Professor
Julia Bursten, Assistant Professor
Arnold Farr, Professor
Oliver Leaman, Professor
Brandon C. Look, Department Chair, Professor
Natalie Nenadic, Associate Professor
Eve Rabinoff, Assistant Professor
Eric Sanday, Associate Professor
Bob Sandmeyer, Assistant Professor
Ted Schatzki, Professor
Tim Sundell, Associate Professor
Anita Superson, Professor
Meg Wallace, Associate Professor
Becky Yarrison, Assistant 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 Early Modern Philosophy History of post-Kantian Continental Philosophy 20th-century Continental 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 7 23 0 0
Multi-racial 1 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 4 0
LGBT 2 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 10 23 4 0
LGBT Identifying: 
2
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
35

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 1 7.00
2011 4 7.00
2012 5 7.00
2013 6 6.00
2014 2 7.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
14

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.20
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: 
10

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

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2019

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

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 5
Placed in a non-tenure track position 5

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2 18 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 4 6 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 4 0 0
Were not placed 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 5 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