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 Interdisciplinary
Study
Placement
of Ph.D.s
Degree
Requirements
Financial
Assistance
Application
Information
General Information
The Philosophy Department offers programs of advanced coursework
and individual research leading to the M.A. and the Ph.D. Our
programs allow students considerable latitude in pursuing their
interests but are designed to emphasize the following areas, which
are the Department's principal areas of strength:
- Epistemology and the Philosophy of Mind
- Ethics and Political Philosophy
- Metaphysics
Contact between faculty and graduate students is extensive and
informal, and all graduate assistants are provided with office
space in the Department. All enrolled graduate students have access
to campus computing facilities, including e-mail accounts, online
journals, and the online Philosopher's Index. The Department sponsors
an active colloquium series as well as conferences and other special
events.
Admission is granted on a competitive basis to applicants with
a sound undergraduate background in philosophy or some closely
related field. Completion of an M.A. is not a prerequisite for
admission to the Ph.D. program, and students with an undergraduate
major or substantial background in philosophy and an interest
in pursuing a career in the field are encouraged to apply directly
to the Ph.D. program.
The Department usually offers approximately 10 graduate courses
(numbered 6000 to 9300) in each of the Fall and Spring semesters,
i.e. about 20 graduate courses per year. In a given semester
graduate course offerings normally include four or five 8000-level
graduate seminars open only to graduate student and several
6000-level graduate/undergraduate courses open to juniors, seniors,
and graduate students. Graduate courses in philosophy are not
usually offered during the summer, but courses satisfying the
M.A. and Ph.D. foreign language requirements normally are.
The University of Georgia offers several unique opportunities
for interdisciplinary study that are often of interest to graduate
students in philosophy. The University offers a Master of Science
degree in Artificial Intelligence,
as well as Graduate Certificates in Environmental
Ethics and in Women's
Studies. Pursuit of an M.A. or Ph.D. in philosophy can be
combined with enrollment in any of these programs. Admission to
the M.S.A.I. program and to the Graduate Certificate programs
is granted on the basis of a further application. Please contact
the program in question for information and application instructions.
Placement
of Ph.D.s 1990-2007
Like most Ph.D. programs in philosophy, our Ph.D. program is aimed
at preparing individuals to become teachers and scholars of philosophy.
We are pleased and proud that our graduates have been remarkably
successful in their pursuit of academic positions throughout the
world.
The list below shows the placement of every student who
earned a Ph.D. from our program between 1990 and 2007:
| Year |
Placement |
| 1990 |
- Columbia International University, SC (tenure-track)
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| 1991 |
- Did not seek academic employment (no further information
available)
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| 1992 |
- Methodist College, NC (tenure-track)
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| 1993 |
- Brunswick College, GA (tenure-track)
- Pusan Women's University, Korea (tenure-track)
- University of Bombay, India (lecturer)
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| 1994 |
- Community College of South Nevada, NV (tenure-track)
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| 1995 |
- Utah Valley State College, UT (tenure-track)
- Held part-time positions; is no longer seeking
academic employment (no further information available)
- Librarian
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| 1996 |
- Southwest Missouri State University, MO (tenure-track)
- Held a full-time visiting position; did not seek
further academic employment (no further information
available)
- Dankook University, Korea (tenure-track)
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| 1997 |
- John Carroll University, OH (tenure-track)
- Marist College, NY (tenure-track)
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| 1998 |
- Lambuth University, TN (tenure-track)
- Georgia State University (lecturer)
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| 1999 |
- Auburn University, AL (visiting instructor) ; attended
law school
- Armstrong Atlantic State University, GA (tenure-track)
- Did not seek academic employment (no further information
available)
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| 2000 |
- Alaska Pacific University, AK (tenure-track)
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| 2001 |
- University of Texas at Arlington (tenure-track)
- Heritage Christian University (permanent academic position)
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| 2002 |
- UGA (part-time instructor)
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| 2003 |
- UGA (part-time instructor)
- Status unknown
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| 2004 |
- West Chester University (tenure-track)
- Tarrant County College (tenure-track)
- Fort Hays State University (tenure-track)
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
- Wofford College (tenure-track)
- UGA (part-time instructor)
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| 2007 |
- West Texas A&M University (part-time instructor)
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| ABD |
- Portland State University (tenure-track)
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The placement of our Ph.D.s provides one measure of the
success of our program, and recent publications by our Ph.D.s
provide another. In recent years University of Georgia philosophy
Ph.D.s have published articles in Public Affairs Quarterly,
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Inquiry, Journal
of the British Society for Phenomenology, Human Studies, History
of Political Thought, Dialogue, Man and World, The Thomist,
Environmental Ethics, Social Science Quarterly, Philosophical Quarterly, Synthese, British Journal of the History of Philosophy, Kant Studien, Journal of the History of Philosophy, and Apeiron.
The M.A. requires 24 semester hours of graduate coursework (eight graduate
courses), reading knowledge of a foreign language, an oral preliminary examination,
and a successfully defended thesis. A full-time student should be able to complete
all requirements for the M.A. within two years.
For students who enter the Ph.D. program without an M.A. in philosophy, the
Ph.D. requires 45 semester hours of graduate coursework (fifteen graduate courses,
including a course in symbolic logic), reading knowledge of a foreign language
(a second foreign language may be required if dictated by the area of a student's
dissertation), preliminary examinations (two written and one oral), a successfully
defended prospectus, and a successfully defended dissertation. A full-time
student who enters without an M.A. should be able to complete all requirements
for the Ph.D. within five years.
For students who enter the Ph.D. program with an M.A. in philosophy, the Ph.D.
requires 30 semester hours of graduate coursework (ten courses, including a
course in symbolic logic), reading knowledge of a foreign language (a second
foreign language may be required if dictated by the area of a student's dissertation),
preliminary examinations (two written and one oral), a successfully defended
prospectus, and a successfully defended dissertation. A full-time student who
enters with an M.A. in philosophy should be able to complete all requirements
for the Ph.D. within four years.
Financial
Assistance
Graduate Assistantships (normally with teaching duties) are available on a competitive
basis to both M.A. and Ph.D. students and carry academic year stipends ranging
from $13,000 to $16,000. These assistantships include waivers of in-state and
out-of-state tuition. The Department is able to award 14-18 assistantships each academic year with 3-6 of these typically going to incoming graduate students.
For 2006-07, graduate assistants pay a matriculation fee of $25 and student fees of approximately $536 each semester, but
many of these fees can be waived once a student has completed coursework.
One of the student fees is a health fee, which entitles the student to use
the University Health Service, and all graduate assistants supported by the Department receive a health insurance benefit.
International applicants who are required to submit TOEFL scores for admission must score at least 26 on the IBT Speak test prior to being offered support as teaching assistants. For more information about this requirement, click here.
For more information about graduate student life at UGA, visit the Graduate
Student Association website.
Application
Information
Fall Semester is the normal time of entry into our graduate programs, but applications
for admission during any semester will be considered. All applicants to the
M.A. and Ph.D. programs and all applicants for non-degree status must submit
an online Application for Admission, the application
fee, official transcripts of all college work (see below), an official report of scores
on the GRE General Test, TOEFL scores (if applicable), and the following supplemental
materials:
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three letters of recommendation, which must be submitted by your letter writers
electronically using the online application system
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a sample of written work, preferably a paper written for an undergraduate
or graduate philosophy course
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the assistantship
application form (if you wish to apply for financial assistance)
The writing sample and assistantship application should both be sent directly to
the Philosophy Department at the address given at the bottom of this webpage.
To receive full consideration for Fall semester admission and an assistantship,
all application materials must be received by the deadline of January 1. Applications
received after this date will be considered on a space-available basis.
Please note: While it is understandable that a prospective applicant
may wish to ask in advance whether his or her scores and other credentials
are likely to lead to a successful application, it is unfortunately impossible
for us to answer such questions. An applicant's transcripts, GRE scores, TOEFL scores (where applicable), letters of recommendation, assistantship application, and
writing sample all play a role in determining the Department's admissions recommendation.
The Department's decision to recommend admission or rejection is a matter
of judgment and cannot be reduced to a formula. Therefore, if a prospective
applicant wishes to know whether he or she would be admitted, our only advice
can be to apply and see what happens. On the issue of eligibility for financial support, we can say this: an international applicant who is required to submit a TOEFL score for admission must score at least 26 on the IBT Speak test prior to being offered financial support as a teaching assistant. For more information about this requirement, click here.
Online Applications: The Graduate School at the University
of Georgia now requires applicants to apply to graduate programs on-line at the following website:
http://www.applyweb.com/apply/ugagrad/.
Even though you are using the on-line application
process you will still need to send your writing sample and assistantship
application by regular mail. Writing samples and assistantship applications should in all cases be sent to the Department
at the address given below.
About transcripts and test scores: Be sure to follow the Graduate School's requirements for submission of transcripts and test scores, as incorrectly submitted transcripts or test scores will delay consideration of your application. For information on transcripts, click here. For information on submitting test scores, click here.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at the address, phone
number, fax number, or e-mail address given below:
Dr. Elizabeth Brient
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Philosophy
The University of Georgia
107 Peabody Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1627
Phone: (706) 542-2823
FAX: (706) 542-2839
E-mail: ebrient@uga.edu
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