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University of Pittsburgh - Philosophy

Academic Year: 
2017 - 2018

Website

http://www.philosophy.pitt.edu/

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

James Shaw,
Associate Professor and Department Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Science Logic and Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Decision Theory, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Logic, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has a climate or diversity committee
has adopted a graduate program diversity statement
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)
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

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

We value diversity, and this is reflected in the composition of our department, both in faculty and in our graduate students.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
10
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
20
Teaching Assistantships:
14
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
5
Other Financial Information:
Full tuition remission is available with teaching or fellowship appointments.

Faculty

Members

Robert Batterman, Professor
Thomas Berry, Senior Lecturer
Robert Brandom, Distinguished Professor
Stephen Engstrom, Professor
Dmitri Gallow, Assistant Professor
Anil Gupta, Alan Ross Anderson Distinguished Professor
John McDowell, Distinguished University Professor
Japa Pallikkathayil, Assistant Professor
Nicholas Rescher, Distinguished University Professor
Thomas Ricketts, Professor
James Shaw, Associate Professor
Erica Shumener, Assistant Professor
Michael Thompson, Professor
Jennifer Whiting, Professor
Mark Wilson, Distinguished Professor
Nandi Theunissen, Assistant Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 10 2 1
Women 1 3 0
Total Women: 
4
Total Men: 
13
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
17

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Metaphysics and Epistemology, Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Mind, History of Ancient Philosophy, History of Modern Philosophy, Kant, Hegel, History of Analytic Philosophy

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 3 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 1 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 13 23 0 0
Multi-racial 2 3 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 15 30 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
45

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 1 8.00
2011 14 10.18
2012 8 9.31
2013 4 9.25
2014 6 8.50
2015 7 7.29
2016 6 7.08

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$21,748
Out of State: 
$35,904
Number of Required Courses: 
12
Additional Information: 
Total number of credits required for degree - 72

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Online Score: 
90.00
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)

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: 
personal statement

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 3
Placed in a non-tenure track position 4

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 9 25 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 6 9
Placed in a non-tenure track position 3 15 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 12 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