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2017 - 2018
Website:
Department Name:
School of Philosophy
Department Chair:
Scott Soames,
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Faculty:
Name:
Jonathan Quong,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Gary Watson,
Title:
Provost's Professor
Name:
Scott Soames,
Title:
Distinguished Professor
Name:
Mark Schroeder,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Jim Van Cleve,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Kevin Robb,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Sharon Lloyd,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Zlatan Damnjanovic,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Robin Jeshion,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Barry Schein,
Title:
Professor
Name:
John Dreher,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
John Hawthorne,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Ed McCann,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Stephen Finlay,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Jacob Ross,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Janet Levin,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Kadri Vihvelin,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Shieva Kleinschmidt,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Ralph Wedgwood,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Gabriel Uzquiano,
Title:
Professor
Name:
David Wallace,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Jeffrey Russell,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Andrew Bacon,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Jeremy Goodman,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Alexis Wellwood,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Diversity Efforts:
has a climate or diversity committee
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
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:
USC is home to a chapter of Minorities And Philosophy;
USC Philosophy will host GPS California, an annual workshop for undergraduates from underrepresented groups;
Annual, graduate student directed climate survey
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
23
Tenured-track:
5
Non-tenure track:
1
Other Financial Information:
Every admitted PhD student receives five years of guaranteed support, including at least three years of fellowship and two years of teaching assistantship. Students who meet departmental benchmarks for progress earn additional fellowship semesters, and further sources of competitive fellowship funding are available. Teaching assistants are supported by a robust system of graduate teaching mentors, and some students have the opportunity to teach their own course.
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Tuition:
Number of Required Courses:
15
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2009
Year:
2010
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
7.00
Year:
2012
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
6.67
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.75
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
6.08
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
3
Time to Completion:
6.33
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
6
Time to Completion:
6.17
Year:
2017
Degrees Awarded:
9
Time to Completion:
6.17
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Candidates for admission must demonstrate philosophical promise, as measured primarily by letters and by a sample of philosophical written work.
Program Strengths:
USC's PhD program has strengths in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, logic and philosophy of logic, moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of action, philosophy of physics, and early modern philosophy. Recent students have gone on to tenure-track or permanent positions in nearly all of these areas.
***Please note that because there is no non-intrusive way to collect student demographic data, we have elected to leave these fields blank. If you have any questions about diversity and inclusivity within our department, please feel welcome to reach out to our MAP representatives.
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:
Specilizations:
Address:
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
United StatesLocation:
Public/Private:
Private
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
0
Faculty Total Men:
0
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
0
Ph.D. Total Woman:
0
Ph.D. Total Men:
0
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
0
Ph.D. Total:
0
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:
0
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:
0
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
0
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
0
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
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:
23
Tenured-track Placements:
12
Non-tenure track Placements:
8
Non-Academic Placements:
3
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
100.00
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
5
Women:
3
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
1
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2017:
Men:
4
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
4
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
5
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
0
Women:
0
Summary Category:
Were not placed
iPEDS unitid:
123961
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0