Graduate Semester Credits

37 credits total

Philosophy Core Seminars (18 credits)

• 18 of the 28 philosophy credits must be in whichever six core philosophy graduate seminars are offered during your time here. These will be drawn from:
   
  • Topics in Value Theory [PHIL 502, 3 credits]
  • Issues in the Anthropocene [PHIL 515, 3 credits]
  • Environmental Philosophy [PHL 522, 3 credits]
  • Science and Environment [PHL 523, 3 credits]
  • Environmental Aesthetics [PHL 524, 3 credits]
  • Philosophy and Animals [PHIL 548, 3 credits]
  • Thoreau [PHL 572] [3 credits] 

Elective Credits (9 credits)

• Three elective courses are part of your degree. These may be philosophy courses or any of the wide range of environmental courses offered outside the department. (Courses outside of the department should be approved by the graduate advisor).

Career Development (4 credits)

• Each semester you attend a one credit philosophy colloquium with your peer group. The Colloquium involves some reading, presentation of your engagement projects, visiting speakers, and mutual support and learning.

Experiential Learning (6 credits)

• 3 credits are earned in a supervised Internship with an environmental organization or government agency [PHIL 598]
• 3 credits are earned in a supervised Civic Engagement Project (CEP) with written, oral, and web-based components. The CEP is your capstone project for the degree [PHL 590]