Graduate Program
The department has arguably the nation's leading program for research and study in environmental ethics/philosophy:
• 7 of 10 faculty members have published in the field, and it is the specialty of 5 members (Callicott, Frodeman, Hargrove, Klaver, and Rozzi), including two of the founders in the field (Callicott and Hargrove)
• It is the home of the first journal in the field, Environmental Ethics (founded 1979), as well as the Center for Environmental Philosophy
• The department hosts the websites of the two major environmental philosophy organizations, ISEE (International Society for Environmental Ethics) and IAEP (International Association for Environmental Philosophy)
• The department hosts a number of research projects focusing on environmental issues (Omora, the Water Program, New Directions)
• The department's new PhD program will emphasize work in environmental ethics and philosophy, and
• The department is inaugurating a field station in environmental philosophy, science, and policy at Cape Horn, Chile.
The department offers a Master of Arts in Philosophy with a Concentration in Environmental Ethics and a PhD in conjunction with the University of Texas Arlington .
At the undergraduate level, it provides a traditional program focused on developing a solid background in the history of philosophy, epistemology, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and other subjects, but including some introductory and advanced work in environmental ethics. In addition, an interdisciplinary minor in religion studies, in cooperation with faculty from English, History, and Anthropology is available to help students majoring in other fields prepare for a seminary or for graduate work in theology.
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