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Western Michigan University

Academic Year: 
2020 - 2021

Website

http://wmich.edu/philosophy

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

David Paul,
Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

The department offers a course in the philosophy of race and gender every semester. It also successfully completed two searches (one tenure track and one non-tenure track) in spring 2014 in which female candidates were hired, yielding an increase in the diversity of the department's faculty.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
22
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
11
Other Financial Information:
There are additional sources of financial aid (including scholarships and fellowships) available through the WMU financial aid office and the graduate college.

Faculty

Members

Fritz Allhoff, Professor
Marc Alspector-Kelly, Professor
Ashley Atkins, Assistant Professor
Kent Baldner, Associate-Professor
Sandra Borden, Affiliate Professor
Dale Brown, Lecturer
Thomas Broy, Lecturer
David Charlton, Lecturer
Parker Crutchfield, Adjunct Assistant Professor
John Dilworth, Professor Emeritus
Elaine Englehardt, Adjunct Professor
Justin Gish, Lecturer
Luke Golemon, Lecturer
Timothy McGrew, Professor
Ronald Muller, Lecturer
Michael Pritchard, Professor Emeritus
David Rudge, Affiliate Professor
Kaleb TerBush, Lecturer

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 7 0 7
Women 0 1 1
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 7 1 8
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
2
Total Men: 
14
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
16

Ph.D.

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
2012
2013
2014

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

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

Epistemology, Ethics (Theoretical and Applied), Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science

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 20 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 20 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
20

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Additional Information: 
A total of 30 credit hours is required. Seminars are typically 3 hours, but a student may complete the degree without taking seminars alone (e.g. a limited number of independent study course for 1, 2, or 3 credits may be counted toward the degree).

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
Resume/CV; written personal statement Minimum 12 hours of undergraduate work in philosophy, including a course in the history of modern philosophy and a course in symbolic logic.

Types of Master's

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

Placement

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 Masters Students 2019

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 10
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 6
Placed in a teaching job 1

Summary of Master's Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 13
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 7
Placed in a teaching job 1
Placed in a non-teaching job 2
Entered another graduate program 2

Summary of Master's Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 9
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 9

Summary of Master's Students, 2016 — Women | Men | Other Gender | Unknown Gender

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 4
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 3
Placed in a non-teaching job 1

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 29
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