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University of Tennessee

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

http://www.utk.edu/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Mariam Thalos,
Department Head

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters
Diversity Efforts: 
has adopted a graduate program diversity statement
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 implemented measures to combat implicit bias in the evaluation of students and faculty
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
2
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
20
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
8
Other Financial Information:
Non-teaching fellowships are not guaranteed but are available through internal competitions at the university.

Faculty

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 7 7 11
Women 2 4 3
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 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 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 1 1 0
Total Women: 
9
Total Men: 
25
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
34

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

We have a young and energetic faculty, a trajectory of improvement, and special strengths in action theory (including free will and moral responsibility) and in ethical theory and political philosophy (including but not limited to strength in the theoretical approaches of Immanuel Kant and John Rawls), also in epistemology, philosophy of science, and ancient philosophy.

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 Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010
2011 2 6.00
2012 7 6.00
2013 2 6.00
2014 2 6.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
16
Additional Information: 
Students who already have a master's degree in philosophy are normally required to complete only 8 additional courses.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
No
Writing Sample: 
No
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Master's

Program Strengths

We have a young and energetic faculty, a trajectory of improvement, and special strengths in action theory (including free will and moral responsibility) and in ethical theory and political philosophy (including but not limited to strength in the theoretical approaches of Immanuel Kant and John Rawls), also in epistemology, philosophy of science, and ancient philosophy.

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: 
8
Additional Information: 
The number given is if the student also completes and defends a thesis. If the student opts instead for an examination then 10 courses are required.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2019

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 1
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 1
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 0
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 2
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 1
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 1
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 0
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 3
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 3
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 0
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 2
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 2
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 0
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. 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
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 0 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0 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