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University of Manitoba

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://umanitoba.ca/philosophy/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Rhonda Martens,
Associate Professor

Degrees Offered

Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS)
Diversity Efforts: 
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
ensures department events are accessible to participants with disabilities
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)
offers multiple courses in which philosophers from underrepresented groups are included on the syllabus in proportion to their numbers in the profession and/or which focus on philosophical issues related to race, gender, disability, class, etc.

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

Faculty members strive for more inclusive reading lists. There are also a number of "women in philosophy" meetings throughout the year which consist in female faculty meeting with female students interested in philosophy in a casual, social setting.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
2
Teaching Assistantships:
7
Scholarships:
2
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:
2k Research Assistantships (3-5 per year); 1-2k Bursaries (by need)

Faculty

Members

Dimitrios Dentsoras, Assistant Professor
Joyce Jenkins, Associate Professor
Simone Mahrenholz, Associate Professor
Rhonda Martens, Associate Professor
Carl Matheson, Professor
Neil McArthur, Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for Applied and Professional Ethics
Arthur Schafer, Professor
Rob Shaver, Professor
Michael Stack, Associate Professor
Chris Tillman, Associate Professor
RJ Leland, Assistant Professor
Adam Murray, Assistant Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 8 2 0
Women 3 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 1 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 10 2 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 2 0 0
Total Women: 
3
Total Men: 
10
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
13

Ph.D.

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 Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
No
Writing Sample: 
No
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Master's

Program Strengths

Applied ethics, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of art, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 1 1 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 4 5 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 5 6 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
11

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
5
Additional Information: 
Option A: 9 courses (at least 6 at graduate seminar level) Option B: 6 courses (at least 4 at graduate seminar level) plus two research papers Option C: 5 courses (at least 2 at graduate seminar level) plus major thesis and oral defence. There is a logic requirement for each option.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Direct entry to the M.A. program also requires the equivalent of an honours degree in philosophy. Those who do not meet the requirement may be eligible for admittance to the pre-M.A. program.

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. 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
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 0 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0 0 0

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 3 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 1 3 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1 7 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 2 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