Chair: Robert Metcalf
Program Assistant: Maria Rase
Office: Plaza Building, M108
Telephone: 303-556-4868
Fax: 303-556-8100
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/philosophy/

Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program

The philosophy program is recommended to students whose goal is a liberal arts education in the finest sense. Philosophy is concerned with the transmission and evaluation of basic beliefs and values. It is not an easy field of study, but for more than 25 centuries philosophy has been judged most rewarding by those who seek self-development, intellectual sophistication and the happiness of a reflective life.

Philosophy is an excellent undergraduate preparation for almost any professional field.

Undergraduate

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR 

HONORS PROGRAM

Requirements for honors are the following:

Majors desiring to graduate with honors in philosophy must enroll in PHIL 4950 for a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 6 hours (note that these hours are in addition to the 36 hours required for the philosophy major) and complete research that culminates in a thesis and oral examination. Majors must work with two faculty members during the project. Written proposals must be submitted and approved by the faculty committee prior to the beginning of the project. If the completed thesis and oral exam are deemed worthy of honors, the student will be awarded the honors consistent with his or her GPA. However, to receive highest honors (summa cum laude), the faculty committee must designate the performance for both the written thesis and the oral defense as worthy of graduation with highest honors. If the faculty committee makes no such designation, students will graduate magna cum laude.

MINOR IN ETHICS 

CERTIFICATE IN ETHICS 

Graduate

Graduate-level courses offered at CU Denver may be applied to University of Colorado-Boulder graduate degrees in philosophy or toward the Master of Humanities  and Master of Social Science  degree programs at CU Denver. Contact these programs for degree requirements and applicability limitations of CU Denver course work.

Ethics and Critical Theory Program

Director: Chad Kautzer

The University of Colorado Denver (UCD) Program in Ethics and Critical Theory engages contemporary social problems through research, teaching and civic participation. The program was created in the belief that an interdisciplinary and historically informed approach to social problems, when coupled with social cooperation and engagement, is the most effective means for social progress and the advancement of knowledge. To this end, the program promotes and sponsors workshops, reading groups, conferences, curriculum development, research initiatives, publications, public talks and community partnerships. While primarily engaging with and drawing upon communities in Colorado, the program will also serve as a resource for communities far beyond Colorado’s borders through its website and publications.

For more information, contact Prof. Chad Kautzer at Chad.Kautzer@ucdenver.edu

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