Submitted by admin on August 31, 2015 - 2:19pm
2018 - 2019
Summary of Master's Students 2018:
Summary Category:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
3
Women:
1
Other Gender:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a teaching job
Men:
2
Summary Category:
Unknown
Men:
1
Department Name:
Philosophy
Department Chair:
Douglas Lind,
Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Richard Burian,
Title:
Professor Emeritus
Name:
Benjamin Jantzen,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
James Klagge,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Michael Moehler,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Lydia Patton,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Joseph Pitt,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Kelly Trogdon,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Douglas Lind,
Title:
Professor and Chair
Name:
Deborah Mayo,
Title:
Professor Emerita
Name:
Daniel Wodak,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Sukaina Hirji,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Karen Kovaka,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Gil Hersch,
Title:
Postdoctoral Researcher
Name:
Thomas Rowe,
Title:
Postdoctoral Researcher
Name:
Gregory Novack,
Title:
Visiting Assistant Professor
Name:
Ted Parent,
Title:
Visiting Assistant Professor
Name:
Hannah Wildman Short,
Title:
Instructor
Diversity Efforts:
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
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (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:
Recruitment programs for MA students at institutions with a significant minority presence. Successful nomination of talented MA students for the Dean's Diversity Fellowship, which provides a GTAship and funding. Significant efforts to recruit talented faculty.
Additional Information:
The director of the Graduate Program is Lydia Patton (critique[at]vt[dot]edu). Send her an email if you would like to discuss the program, admissions, climate, or placement.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
5
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
4
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Men
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
1
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Women
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Other Gender
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Gender
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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LGBT
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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African, African-American
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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Asian
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Native American
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Hispanic or Latin
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Pacific Islander
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Multi-racial
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Other Race
Tenured:
5
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
3
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White
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Race
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Disability Status
Teaching Assistantships:
9
Scholarships:
2
Other Financial Information:
Competitive Dean's Diversity Fellowships, McNair Scholar Assistantships, and Powell Fellowships are available to students who qualify.
Degrees Offered:
Terminal Masters
Tuition:
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2015
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
No
Writing Sample:
No
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
GRE Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Program Strengths:
Our program has strengths in the history of philosophy of science and in value theory, and has faculty working on metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of law, and the history of philosophy. Faculty maintain active research profiles and all are available to supervise MA thesis work. We are currently providing tuition waivers and stipends to 100% of our students (this number may be lower next year), and we are able to offer standalone teaching positions over the summer to some students.
Program Strengths:
Virginia Tech does not offer a Ph.D. in Philosophy.
Student Demographics:
Demographic Summary Category:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
4
Other Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Asian
Women:
0
Men:
1
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:
1
Men:
5
Other 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:
3
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:
1
Tuition:
In State:
$6,655
Out of State:
$13,412
Number of Required Courses:
10
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
GPA Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
Yes
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:
11
Women:
3
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:
19
Women:
7
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
11
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered another graduate program
Men:
5
Women:
2
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a teaching job
Men:
4
Women:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Unknown
Men:
3
Women:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a non-teaching job
Address:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Public/Private:
Public
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
4
Faculty Total Men:
11
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
15
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:
1
MA Total Men:
10
MA Total Unknown:
4
MA Total Other:
0
MA Total LGBT:
3
MA Total Disability:
1
MA Total:
11
Tuition Min:
0
Tuition Max:
13 412
Total Students:
11
Faculty African/African American:
0
Faculty Asian:
1
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
0
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
10
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:
4
MA Asian:
1
MA Native American:
0
MA Hispanic or Latino:
0
MA Pacific Islander:
0
MA White:
6
MA Multi-racial:
0
MA Other Race:
0
MA Unknown Race:
0
Total Placements:
0
Tenured-track Placements:
0
Non-tenure track Placements:
0
Non-Academic Placements:
0
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
66.67
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
iPEDS unitid:
233921
Masters Teaching Placement:
9
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
4
Masters PhD Placement:
42
Masters Total Placement:
55