Overview

Kant writes that four questions animate him, “What can I know? What should I do? For what may I hope? What is man?” In doing so, he expresses something of the peculiarly human quest for truth, goodness, and beauty.

The Philosophy core courses at University of Dallas on classical ethics, the human person, and philosophy of being shape a discourse about things that takes its bearing from the fact that things are intelligible, they fulfill us, and their existence points beyond themselves to God.

Reason and Imagination

Among the Greeks, philosophy begins by turning from story-telling (mythos) to reason (logos), justifying the truth of its claims through experience and argumentation rather than appeals to authority or inspiration.
At UD, we repeat this original differentiation of philosophy from literature, but we nonetheless regard reason’s quest to understand the natures of things as continually enriched by the imagination and its works.

Faith and Reason

Medieval philosophy had the stimulating task of harmonizing the Greek tradition and the startling Christian claim that the origin of rationality, the first cause of all things, became incarnate. Unlike theology, philosophy reconciles the two from the standpoint of reason, and hence its investigations remain open to all, believers and non-believers alike.
At UD, we endeavor to recover and renew the Christian intellectual tradition and its harmony of faith and reason; its formulas take on new life through our concrete investigations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Philosophy and the Ethical Life

The Human Person

Philosophy of Being

Philosophy of History

Philosophy of Technology

Bioethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dallas, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

The online Common Application, including the essay. (You may also use ApplyTexas.)
Counselor recommendation (via the Common Application).
University of Dallas Member Questions (via the Common Application).
Official transcripts (with certified English translations), showing all secondary and post-secondary courses and grades.
Submit national examination results and/or official notification of successful school completion.
For students from non-English speaking countries send your official results of the TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English exam or your official ACT and/or SAT score reports
If you have taken college or university courses during high school, have an official copy of your final transcript forwarded directly to the University of Dallas.
Submit your $50 application fee or an official fee waiver form. If completing an online application, you may submit payment electronically.
Submit a copy of your passport (if available).

Tuition Fees

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52650 USD / year

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52650 USD / year

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52650 USD / year

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Dallas

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1140 - 1925 USD / month

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Reason and Imagination

Faith and Reason

Programme Structure

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