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University of Toronto

Academic Year: 
2015 - 2016

Website

http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

Martin Pickave,
Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

Toronto's size enables us to offer exceptionally broad coverage of philosophy, including areas outside the mainstream, such as Classical Islamic philosophy, Asian Philosophy, and Feminist Philosophy. The departmental chapter of Minorities and Philosophy hosts lectures and discussion events on topics of speical interest to minority students. The Women's Caucus brings women students and faculty together for philosophical discussion and networking. In recent years we've greatly improved the gender balance in our graduate programs, and we warmly encourage applications for graduate study from women and other groups historically underrepresented in philosophy.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:
All students receive full funding, including tuition, fees, health insurance and funds for living expenses, for the prescribed duration of their programs. Average earnings are $26,000 after tuition, including teaching and scholarships. First year PhD students do not have to teach. We also offer travel funding of up to $1400 per year, per student.

Faculty

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 28 6 6
Women 14 2 4
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 3 1 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 1 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 0 1 1
White 0 53 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
20
Total Men: 
40
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
60

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

With over 50 graduate faculty active in both teaching and research, we offer supervision in all major areas of philosophy. The department has outstanding coverage of all periods in the History of Philosophy. The Collaborative Program in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy offers students an intensive education in the languages and philosophical texts of antiquity; the department is also strong in Early Modern Philosophy. Value Theory is another area of strength, with prominent faculty in Ethics, Metaethics, Practical Reason and Aesthetics. The department has leading scholars in Philosophy of Mind, as well as Metaphysics, Epistemology, Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of Science. / Graduate students are very actively involved in our research community, not only attending lectures but also organizing reading groups and workshops. In recent years, Toronto graduate students have published in journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Studies, Philosophical Quarterly, Analysis, Philosophy of Science, and British Journal for the History of Philosophy.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 2 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 12 55 0 0
Multi-racial 0 1 0 0
Other Race 1 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 13 58 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
71

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 6 8.00
2011 13 8.00
2012 8 6.00
2013 3 7.00
2014 12 7.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
12
Additional Information: 
Most students will do 12 courses. Some students who already have an MA will be admitted to our 4-year program and do one year of coursework (6 courses) rather than two years (12 courses).

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.30
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Online Score: 
93.00
TOEFL Paper Score: 
580.00
Other Requirements: 
A brief statement of interest (300 words max)

Master's

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 1 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 2 8 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 2 9 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
11

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
7

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GPA: 
3.30
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
brief statement of interest (300 words max)

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 17 25 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 1 7 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 6 16 0 0
Were not placed 3 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 2 4 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