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University of South Florida

Academic Year: 
2016 - 2017

Website

http://philosophy.usf.edu/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Alex Levine,
Professor and Department Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Psychology, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Science Logic and Mathematics, Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Philosophy of Biology, Early Modern Philosophy (17th & 18th Century), Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, African/Africana Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
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.
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

USF is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Equal Access employer. The USF Department of Philosophy welcomes a diversity of approaches to the study of philosophy, including analytic, continental, historical, literary, and multicultural. Above all, we seek to prepare our students to make contributions in their areas of expertise and to become responsible members of the philosophical community. Our department has historical and systematic interests. We are particularly committed to four general areas: 1. History of Philosophy; 2. Continental Philosophy; 3. History and Philosophy of Science; 4. Ethics, Social and Political, and Feminist Philosophy. The University and the Department makes some limited funds available for student conference participation and prospective student visits. We have offered a graduate reading group in feminist aesthetics and taught a graduate seminar in feminist philosophy of science. We will be teaching a graduate seminar in feminist philosophy this Spring. We have recruited numerous minority graduate students and have succeeded in matriculating a much higher-than-average proportion of Hispanic students. /

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
3
Teaching Assistantships:
31
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
21
Other Financial Information:
The Philosophy Department nominates one applicant each spring to compete for the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship.

Faculty

Members

Roger Ariew, Distinguished University Professor
Lee Braver, Professor
William Mark Goodwin, Associate Professor
Colin Heydt, Professor
Douglas Jesseph, Professor
Alex Levine, Professor and Chair
Richard Manning, Associate Professor
Michael Morris, Associate Professor
Joshua Rayman, Associate Professor
Brook Sadler, Associate Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies and Philosophy
Martin Schönfeld, Professor
Mor Segev, Assistant Professor
Stephen Turner, Distinguished University Professor
Joanne Waugh, American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture (AFGLC); Professor of Greek Culture; Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Department Chair
Thomas Williams, Professor of Philosophy and Catholic Studies
Eric Winsberg, Professor
Wei Zhang, Professor
Dolores Morris, Instructor
Jessica Williams, Assistant Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 13 1 0
Women 3 1 1
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 1 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 14 2 1
Unknown Race 2 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
5
Total Men: 
14
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
19

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Primary strength is History of Philosophy. Emphasis on the Continental and Analytic traditions are equal and faculty collegial. Course distribution is balanced in History of Philosophy and Philosophical Problems.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 1 1 0 0
Asian 2 2 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 5 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 8 36 0 0
Unknown Race 0 3 0 0
LGBT 2 2 0 0
Disability Status 1 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 15 49 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
4
Disability Identifying: 
1
Total Ph.D. Students: 
59

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 2 7.00
2011 5 6.00
2012 6 5.00
2013 5 6.00
2014 7 5.00
2016 10 6.00
2017 7 6.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$5,214
Out of State: 
$10,560
Number of Required Courses: 
14

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Statement of Purpose CV

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: 
9

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Statement of Purpose

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
Placed in a non-tenure track position 5
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 6 28 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 5 8 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 4 12 0 0
Were not placed 1 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1 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