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2019 - 2020
Summary of PhD Students 2019: 
Summary Category: 
Entered the marketplace
Men: 
1
Women: 
1
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men: 
1
Women: 
1
Summary Category: 
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Were not placed
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Department Name: 
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair: 
Mariam Thalos,
Department Head
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
Faculty Demographics: 
Tenured: 
7
Tenured-track: 
7
Non-tenure track: 
11
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Men
Tenured: 
2
Tenured-track: 
4
Non-tenure track: 
3
Select the demographic: 
Women
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Other Gender
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Unknown Gender
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
LGBT
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
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African, African-American
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
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Asian
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Native American
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Hispanic or Latin
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Pacific Islander
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Multi-racial
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Other Race
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
White
Tenured: 
0
Tenured-track: 
0
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Unknown Race
Tenured: 
1
Tenured-track: 
1
Non-tenure track: 
0
Select the demographic: 
Disability Status
Teaching Fellowships: 
2
Non-Teaching Fellowships: 
1
Teaching Assistantships: 
20
Students teaching their own classes: 
8
Other Financial Information: 
Non-teaching fellowships are not guaranteed but are available through internal competitions at the university.
Degrees Offered: 
Ph.D.
Terminal Masters
Non-Terminal Masters
Student Demographics: 
Demographic Title: 
African, African-American
Women: 
0
Men: 
0
Other Gender: 
0
Unknown Gender: 
0
Demographic Title: 
Asian
Women: 
0
Men: 
0
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: 
0
Other Gender: 
0
Unknown Gender: 
0
Demographic Title: 
Pacific Islander
Women: 
0
Men: 
0
Other Gender: 
0
Unknown Gender: 
0
Demographic Title: 
White
Women: 
0
Men: 
0
Other Gender: 
0
Unknown Gender: 
0
Demographic Title: 
Multi-racial
Women: 
0
Men: 
0
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: 
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.
Degrees Awarded: 
Year: 
2010
Year: 
2011
Degrees Awarded: 
2
Time to Completion: 
6.00
Year: 
2012
Degrees Awarded: 
7
Time to Completion: 
6.00
Year: 
2013
Degrees Awarded: 
2
Time to Completion: 
6.00
Year: 
2014
Degrees Awarded: 
2
Time to Completion: 
6.00
Entry Requirements: 
Transcripts: 
No
Writing Sample: 
No
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
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.
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: 
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: 
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.
Entry Requirements: 
Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015: 
Summary Category: 
Entered the marketplace
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Unknown Gender: 
0
Other Gender: 
0
Summary Category: 
Left without receiving a degree
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Unknown Gender: 
0
Other Gender: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men: 
0
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: 
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men: 
0
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
Address: 
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996
United States
Location: 
Types of Masters: 
Terminal Master's: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
No
Public/Private: 
Public
location_taxonomize_terms: 
total-faculty-woman: 
9
Faculty Total Men: 
25
Faculty Total Unknown: 
0
Faculty Total Other: 
0
Faculty Total: 
34
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: 
8
Tenured-track Placements: 
0
Non-tenure track Placements: 
6
Non-Academic Placements: 
2
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees: 
58.82
Faculty Other Unknown total: 
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016: 
Summary Category: 
Entered the marketplace
Men: 
2
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men: 
2
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Were not placed
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2017: 
Men: 
3
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Entered the marketplace
Men: 
3
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Were not placed
iPEDS unitid: 
221759
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2018: 
Summary Category: 
Entered the marketplace
Men: 
2
Women: 
1
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men: 
1
Women: 
1
Summary Category: 
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men: 
1
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Summary Category: 
Were not placed
Men: 
0
Women: 
0
Masters Teaching Placement: 
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement: 
0
Masters PhD Placement: 
0
Masters Total Placement: 
0