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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Academic Year: 
2022 - 2023

Website

http://phil.uw.edu/

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

Sara Goering,
Professor, Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization Offered

Value Theory, Applied Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Law, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Epistemology, Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Logic, Philosophy of Biology, History of Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Diversity Efforts: 
has a climate or diversity committee
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
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)

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

The UW Department of Philosophy works throughout the year to recruit top scholars to our graduate program, and our faculty is committed to making our program attractive to traditionally underrepresented candidates (we understand this category to include women, underrepresented minority students, LGBTQ students, students with disabilities, and first-generation students). We use the National Name Exchange, have an active departmental 'Climate' committee (which addresses diversity issues), have Implicit Bias training for all incoming graduate students, and work closely with the UW Office of Grad Student Equity and Excellence (GSEE) to secure scholarships for incoming students of color. In an effort to create a cooperative, rather than a competitive learning environment, we offer all incoming students five years of guaranteed funding (given satisfactory progress).

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
14
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
1
Other Financial Information:
Additionally, ~8 students solo teach in summer. Funds for Summer projects, up to $900 per year/per student conference travel, up to $900 per student for job Eastern APA job market activities.

Faculty

Members

Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance
Benjamin Feintzeig, Assistant Professor
Carina Fourie, Assistant Professor, Benjamin Rabinowitz Chair in Medical Ethics
Paul Franco, Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Gardiner, Professor of Philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment / Director, Program on Ethics
Sara Goering, Professor, Department Chair
Carole Lee, Associate Professor
Colin Marshall, Associate Professor
Conor Mayo-Wilson, Associate Professor
José Jorge Mendoza, Assistant Professor
Rose Novick, Assistant Professor
Ian Schnee, Associate Teaching Professor
Amelia Wirts, Assistant Professor
Andrea Woody, Professor, Divisional Dean of Social Sciences

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
0 0 0
Total Women: 
0
Total Men: 
0
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
0

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Epistemology, Feminist Philosophy,Philosophy of Science, Value Theory, History of Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Law

Student Demographics

LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 3 7.00
2012 4 7.50
2013 2 6.50
2014 3 7.60
2015 3 10.00
2016 5 8.80
2018 1 9.00
2019 4 7.70
2020 4 6.70

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$248
Out of State: 
$248
Number of Required Courses: 
16
Additional Information: 
All of our students are provided with a five-year funding package that includes tuition waivers that cover almost all tuition and fees during the academic year (excluding summer). The remaining fees that students are responsible for total about $248/quarter. Students also receive a monthly stipend for the academic year, and health insurance as part of their funding package. We continue funding students beyond their five-year funding package as we have funds available. The PhD program consists of 12 philosophy courses (across three distributions areas, and including a formal methods course and at least 6 seminars), as well as two teaching courses, and two pre-dissertation courses.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Personal Statement English language requirements (see https://phil.washington.edu/admissions for details)

Master's

Program Strengths

We do not have a stand-alone Masters. See our PhD program information.

Student Demographics

LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
0

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$248
Out of State: 
$248
Number of Required Courses: 
12
Additional Information: 
All of our students are provided with a five-year funding package that includes tuition waivers that cover almost all tuition and fees during the academic year (excluding summer). The remaining fees that students are responsible for total about $248/quarter. Students also receive a monthly stipend for the academic year, and health insurance as part of their funding package. We continue funding students beyond their 5-year funding package as we have funds available. The MA portion of the program overlaps with the requirements of the PhD program. The Master's may be awarded after passing the qualifying paper, as well as having completed 11 philosophy courses (across three distributions areas, and including a formal methods course and at least 4 seminars), as well as one teaching course.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.00
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Personal Statement English language requirement (see https://phil.washington.edu/admissions for details)

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 5
Placed in a non-tenure track position 5

Students Retention Summary 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
0 0 0 0