Research

Undergraduate research

Work closely with faculty through independent undergraduate research opportunities. These partnerships develop through university programs, such as the University Honors Program, as well as through assistantships supervised by faculty to support their research. If you’re interested in pursuing undergraduate research in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, or securing funding through the LAS Dean’s High Impact Awards for Undergraduate Research, contact your academic or faculty advisor for more information.

World citizens in the making

Philosophy faculty members conduct research in core areas of Philosophy: Value Theory (including Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics); Metaphysics and Epistemology (including the Philosophy of Mind, Language, Science, and Logic); and History of Philosophy (including Ancient and Early Modern Philosophy).

Learn from philosophers researching pressing issues that matter to you, including:

• Ethics of Finance and Debt
• AI Ethics
• Distributive Justice and Philosophy of Law
• Medical Ethics and Bioethics
• Consciousness and Language

Global perspectives

As leaders in their fields, our scholars of religion can give you a global perspective on beliefs, texts, and practices, and relate them to important political and social issues.

• American religion, secularism, and politics
• Native American and Indigenous religions
• African American religious traditions
• Religion and Music
• Early Christianity
• Islam
• South Asian religions
• Cognitive Science and Religion

Religious Studies faculty members maintain research programs on historical and contemporary religious traditions in the United States and around the world.