Overview

Application for the Philosophy Gradute Program will only be considered for Fall Semesters.

No new students will be admitted to the programs in the Spring Semester.

The deadline for applications is January 01.

Class Schedule - Times & Locations

Class Schedule - Description

 

The department has the nation's leading program in environmental ethics/philosophy:

• All 12 faculty members have published in the field, and it is the specialty of 8 members, including three of the founders in the field (Callicott, Hargrove, & Gunter)
• 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 pursues a number of research projects focusing on the broad issues of environmental concern (OMORA, The Water Program, Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity, The Philosophy of Food Project, and the Environmental Justice Project).
• The department's new PhD program emphasizes work in environmental ethics and philosophy, and
• The department has created the world's first field station in environmental philosophy, science, and policy at Cape Horn, Chile.

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.