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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://www.umass.edu/philosophy/

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

Phillip Bricker,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Logic, History / Traditions, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has hosted an APA CSW Site Visit
has a climate or diversity committee
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)
educates faculty and staff about disability accommodations and how to obtain them (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.
has implemented measures to combat implicit bias in the evaluation of students and faculty
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
6
Teaching Assistantships:
24
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
12
Other Financial Information:

Faculty

Members

Louise Antony, Professor
Phillip Bricker, Professor
Maya Eddon, Associate Professor
Fred Feldman, Professor Emeritus
Ernesto Garcia, Assistant Professor
Peter Graham, Associate Professor
Gary Hardegree, Associate Professor
Vanessa de Harven, Associate Professor
Sophie Horowitz, Assistant Professor
Julia Jorati, Associate Professor
Kevin Klement, Professor
Hilary Kornblith, Distinguished Professor
Joseph Levine, Professor
Ned Markosian, Professor
Christopher Meacham, Professor
Alejandro Pérez Carballo, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 10 0 0
Women 4 1 0
Hispanic or Latin 2 0 0
LGBT 1 0 0
Asian 1 0 0
White 12 1 0
Total Women: 
5
Total Men: 
10
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
15

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Philosophy of Language.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 1 0 0
Asian 5 6 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 3 0 0
White 9 18 0 0
Disability Status 2 3 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 17 31 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
5
Total Ph.D. Students: 
43

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2013 4
2014 1
2015 2
2016 5
2016 5
2017 4
2018 6

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$8,104
Out of State: 
$15,861
Number of Required Courses: 
15
Additional Information: 
Most graduate students have funding that provides a tuition waiver.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 

Master's

Program Strengths

We do not have a MA program separate from our PhD program. Students in the PhD program may earn a Master's degree after meeting certain requirements. A student may not be admitted to an MA program in philosophy here.

Student Demographics

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

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

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: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2019

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

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 5
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 2
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 4
Placed in a tenure-track position 4

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 7 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 5 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1 0 0