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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Academic Year: 
2016 - 2017

Website

http://www.unl.edu/philosophy/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Jennifer McKitrick,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters
Diversity Efforts: 
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)
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.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
1
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
15
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
4
Other Financial Information:
TA stipends are no less than $14,000. (The cost of living in Lincoln is reasonable.) We typically get one additional Chancellor's Fellowship for an incoming student (which provides an additional $4000 per year for two years.) We typically have available Edgren Fellowships for unfunded students (which reduce tuition to in-state levels for out-of-state students). The Hinman Fellowship is a year-long dissertation fellowship (with no teaching responsibilities) awarded to one advanced student each year.

Faculty

Members

Edward Becker, Professor
Aaron Bronfman, Associate Professor
John Brunero, Robert R. Chambers Professor
Jean Cahan, Senior Lecturer
Albert Casullo, Professor
Rachel Goodman, Assistant Professor
Reina Hayaki, Associate Professor
David Henderson, Robert R. Chambers Professor
Harry Ide, Associate Professor
Jennifer McKitrick, Professor
Colin McLear, Associate Professor
Joseph Mendola, Professor
Robert Schopp, Professor of Law
Mark van Roojen, Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 10 0 0
Women 2 1 1
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 1 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 10 1 1
Unknown Race 0 0
Disability Status
Total Women: 
4
Total Men: 
10
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
14

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Providing a relatively broad background across different main philosophical areas. Providing students opportunities to present their work to others and get feedback. Relative flexiblity to support diverse thesis topics for a small faculty. PGR specialty rankings in Philosophy of Social Science and Metaethics & Moral Psychology

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 1 1 0 0
Native American 0 1 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 2 11 0 0
Multi-racial 0 1 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 1 1 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 1 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 5 16 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
2
Disability Identifying: 
1
Total Ph.D. Students: 
18

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 3
2011 3
2012 0
2013 4
2014 1
2015 4
2016 2
2017 1
2017

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$2,819
Out of State: 
$8,069
Number of Required Courses: 
18

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: 
Statement of purpose and list of philosophy classes taken

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: 
12

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Statement of purpose and list of philosophy classes taken

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

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

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 4 8 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 11 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 3 7 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 1 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 4 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