Graduate Progam - Overview



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

  • 9 of 11 faculty members have published in the field, and it is the specialty of 6 members (Callicott, Figueroa, 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 pursues a number of research projects focusing on environmental issues (OMORA, The Water Program, New Directions)
  • 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 (http://www.chile.unt.edu).
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.