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The Department of Philosophy offers a 5 year B.A.-M.A. degree in environmental philosophy. Students may apply for the program in February of their Junior year by sending an email to Soazig LeBihan indicating that they would like to be considered for the program.

In addition to general university requirements for B.A. and M.A. degrees, there are the following program specific requirements for the 5-year dual B.A.-M.A. degree in environmental philosophy are listed below. Whether one takes schedule A or schedule B is determined by what year a student enters the program.

Component Summaries

B.A. Component Summary

• Lower Division Core: 12 credits
• Upper Division Core (Schedule A. or B.): 15 credits
• B.A. Elective: 3 credits
• PHL 499 Senior Seminar: 3 credits

Total Credits: 33

M.A. Component Summary

• M.A. Core: 25 credits
• M.A. Electives: 9 credits
• PHL 590 Research: 3 credits

Total credits: 37

Core Classes

Lower Division Core

• PHL 210E: Moral Philosophy (3cr.)
• PHL 233: Intro to Logic: Deduction (3 cr.)
• PHL 261Y: History of Ancient Philosophy (3 cr.)
• PHL 262Y: History of Modern Philosophy (3 cr.)

Upper Division Core - Schedule A

• PHL 502: Topics in Value Theory (3 cr.)
• PHL 515: Issues in the Anthropocene (3 cr.)
• PHL 572: Thoreau (3 cr.) or PHL 548: Philosophy and Animals (3 cr.)
• PHL XXX: Continental Elective (3 cr.)
• PHL XXX: History Elective (3 cr.)

Upper Division Core - Schedule B

• PHL 522: Environmental Philosophy (3 cr.)
• PHL 523: Science and the Environment (3 cr.)
• PHL 524: Environmental Aesthetics (3 cr.)
• PHL XXX: Continental Elective (3 cr.)
• PHL XXX: History Elective (3 cr.)

M.A. Core

• 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] 

Electives

Continental Electives

• PHL 467: 19th Century Continental Philosophy (3 cr.)
• PHL 468: 20th Century Continental Philosophy (3 cr.)

History Electives

• PHL 462: Early Modern Philosophy (3 cr.)
• PHL 464: Kant (3 cr.)
• PHL 465: Plato (3 cr.)
• PHL 466: Aristotle (3 cr.)

B.A. Elective

(3 credits)

B.A. Electives are any upper level PHL 3XX or PHL 4XX courses that do not satisfy another requirement for the 5 year dual B.A.-M.A. degree in environmental philosophy.

M.A. Electives

(9 credits)

M.A. electives must be approved by the Graduate Advisor and may be philosophy courses or courses taken outside the department.