At present approximately fifteen percent are from under-represented groups, and about eight percent are international students. The UK philosohy department is a high quality department of 14 full-time faculty specializing in the above areas and also maintaining strong ties to the university's social theory and women's studies programs. At any one time it houses a graduate student population of approximately 30 PhD students. The Master of Arts Program is designed for students who are interested in advanced work in philosophy, whether or not they have concentrated in the subject as an undergraduate.
Classes are small, and faculty work in close contact with individual students.
The master's program In Philosophy not only serves students who have an undergraduate major in philosophy, but also those whose philosophical interests developed late and who need to fill in gaps in their background. Graduate assistantships are available and can be supplemented with Honors or Minority Fellowships. The department devotes a great deal of care to teaching not only how to study and do philosophy, but how to teach it. We are a diversified department, with particular strength in applied ethics. Our M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Philosophy with Concentration in Medical Ethics are known for their strong clinical component.