MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Abstract
Though still widespread throughout Europe, formal logic research has become somewhat less popular in the United States. For students looking to pursue logic in a graduate program in the U.S. this can make finding a program that is a good fit somewhat difficult. Further complicating matters is the fact that logic research is pursued in mathematics, philosophy, and computer science departments, making the number of departments one should potentially explore completely intractable. This website is an attempt to help alleviate this problem, providing a base from which any such student can start. By examination of some of the top journals and conferences in formal logic I culled a concise list of some of the top logic programs in the country. I then examined the research currently being performed in each of these departments and the related faculty. Up above there are links for Math, Philosophy, and CS departments. Within each, I list the departments that I looked at and provide a brief summary of the logic that seems to be done at each of them. If you are considering graduate programs in logic, hopefully this will provide you with a good starting point for you search. Best of luck!
Note: This site was developed in Spring of 2016, so some of the information may be (very) out of date. Following the links to look at the actual departmental pages is highly recommended.

WC = 232

READER'S PROFILE: I imagine an undergraduate who would like the scope of the website to be broader.
READER'S RESPONSE: I personally don't think the scope of this website was broad enough. There aren't that many people interested in pure logic, but many more people are interested in how logic can be applied to particular fields. The author mentions that logic research can be found in three different types of departments, but when writing the departmental summaries does not give any additional context for the departments. So for instance, if I was interested in applying logic to philosophy of language I would have no information about how that subject is studied in some of these departments, despite the intimate connection between logic and language. In general I just felt like the scope and extent of the examination should have been broader.

M -- yes, that is what a reader might say. However, you scope this well in your "splash" page abstract.

In some ways, a happy reader who stumbles on what you did will use the approach as a model.

Glad this class can help you.

One thought: what about the problem of gaining admission in a department that does not match a major....for example, a philosophy student applying to a comp sci program....barriers?