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University of Mississippi

Academic Year: 
2020 - 2021

Website

http://philosophy.olemiss.edu

Department Name

Department of Philosophy and Religion

Department Chair

Steven Skultety,
Associate Professor

Degrees Offered

Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Asian Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
has hosted an event focused on diversity and inclusion within the past year
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.

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

(1) We award the Erlenbusch Award for Excellence in Philosophy annually to a full-time philosophy major who has the potential to succeed in graduate school and who could bring a new or underrepresented perspective to philosophy. (2) We co-sponsor an annual lecture with the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.

Additional Information

We host a vibrant Masters program with an excellent placement record for students seeking admittance into Ph.D. programs or other advanced degree programs.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
4
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
0
Other Financial Information:
All teaching assistants in our Masters program receive a full tuition waiver, a $10,000 annual stipend, and low-cost subsidized health insurance. Additional summer research grants are available on a competitive basis.

Faculty

Members

Steven Skultety, Associate Professor and Chair
Robert Barnard, Professor
Fei Lan, Associate Professor
Neil Manson, Professor
Deborah Mower, Associate Professor and Bryant Chair of Ethics
Robert Westmoreland, Associate Professor
Donovan Wishon, Associate Professor
Timothy Yenter, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 6 0 0
Women 2 0 0
Total Women: 
2
Total Men: 
6
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
8

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

We have no Ph.D. program. See "Masters" below.

Student Demographics

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

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2017

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

This program offers excellent training for those seeking just an M.A. as well as those trying to get into a Ph.D. program in philosophy. We have an excellent placement record, with small graduate-only seminars offered every semester, one-on-one faculty mentoring of students, and some funding for travel. Subject area strengths include ethics and value theory, metaphysics and epistemology, philosophy of law and political philosophy, mind and language, ancient philosophy, modern philosophy, and history of analytic philosophy. More information about admission requirements, funding, research specializations of faculty, and graduate student placement can be found on our web site.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 1 0 0
White 5 12 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 5 13 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
18

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$4,358
Out of State: 
$12,494
Number of Required Courses: 
12
Additional Information: 
Tuition information is based on an 18-credit-hour-per-year course load. Teaching assistantships include 100% tuition waiver.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Masters Students 2019

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1
Entered another graduate program 1

Summary of Master's Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 2
Entered another graduate program 1
Placed in a non-teaching job 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1 1
Entered the marketplace 0 1
Entered another graduate program 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2016 — Women | Men | Other Gender | Unknown Gender

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1 5 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 2 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 1 0 0
Entered the marketplace 1 3 0 0

Students Retention Summary 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
0 0 0 0