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2017 - 2018
Website:
Department Name:
Philosophy
Department Chair:
James Shaw,
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Faculty:
Name:
Robert Batterman,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Thomas Berry,
Title:
Senior Lecturer
Name:
Robert Brandom,
Title:
Distinguished Professor
Name:
Stephen Engstrom,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Dmitri Gallow,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Anil Gupta,
Title:
Alan Ross Anderson Distinguished Professor
Name:
John McDowell,
Title:
Distinguished University Professor
Name:
Japa Pallikkathayil,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Nicholas Rescher,
Title:
Distinguished University Professor
Name:
Thomas Ricketts,
Title:
Professor
Name:
James Shaw,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Erica Shumener,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Michael Thompson,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Jennifer Whiting,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Mark Wilson,
Title:
Distinguished Professor
Name:
Nandi Theunissen,
Title:
Assistant Professor
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.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
10
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
1
Select the demographic:
Men
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
3
Non-tenure track:
0
Select the demographic:
Women
Teaching Fellowships:
10
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
20
Teaching Assistantships:
14
Students teaching their own classes:
5
Other Financial Information:
Full tuition remission is available with teaching or fellowship appointments.
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Non-Terminal Masters
Student Demographics:
Demographic Title:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Asian
Men:
3
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
White
Women:
13
Men:
23
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Multi-racial
Women:
2
Men:
3
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Unknown Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$21,748
Out of State:
$35,904
Number of Required Courses:
12
Additional Information:
Total number of credits required for degree - 72
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2010
Degrees Awarded:
1
Time to Completion:
8.00
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
14
Time to Completion:
10.18
Year:
2012
Degrees Awarded:
8
Time to Completion:
9.31
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
9.25
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
8.50
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
7
Time to Completion:
7.29
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
7.08
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
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:
Demographic Summary Category:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Asian
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
White
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Unknown Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
No
Writing SampleRequired?:
No
GRE Required?:
No
GPA Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
personal statement
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
25
Women:
9
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
9
Women:
6
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
15
Women:
3
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
1
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Were not placed
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
12
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015:
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered another graduate program
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a teaching job
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Unknown
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a non-teaching job
Specilizations:
Address:
4200 Fifth Ave.
1017 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
No
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Public/Private:
Public
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
4
Faculty Total Men:
13
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
17
Ph.D. Total Woman:
15
Ph.D. Total Men:
30
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
0
Ph.D. Total:
45
MA Total Woman:
0
MA Total Men:
0
MA Total Unknown:
0
MA Total Other:
0
MA Total LGBT:
0
MA Total Disability:
0
MA Total:
0
Tuition Min:
0
Tuition Max:
0
Total Students:
45
Faculty African/African American:
0
Faculty Asian:
0
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
0
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
0
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
0
Ph.D. African/African American:
0
Ph.D. Asian:
3
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
1
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
36
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
5
Ph.D. Other Race:
0
Ph.D. Unknown Race:
0
MA African/African American:
0
MA Asian:
0
MA Native American:
0
MA Hispanic or Latino:
0
MA Pacific Islander:
0
MA White:
0
MA Multi-racial:
0
MA Other Race:
0
MA Unknown Race:
0
Total Placements:
42
Tenured-track Placements:
19
Non-tenure track Placements:
22
Non-Academic Placements:
1
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
94.12
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
3
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
4
iPEDS unitid:
215293
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0