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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Single Major
 

Students must complete 120 credits including a minimum of 60 credits in Philosophy as follows:

 

*

PHIL 1115

Introduction to Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2305

Origins of Western Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2505

Reasoning and Logical Argument

6 cr.


PHIL 3335

History of Modern Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 4105

Directed Studies

6 cr.


   
Six credits from the following:
6 cr.

PHIL 4205

Seminar in Problems of Philosophy


PHIL 4216, 4217 Seminar in Philosophy​

PHIL 4305 Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy  

     

PHIL upper level

24 cr.

*Students must complete PHIL 1115 with a minimum grade of 60%.


Students are limited to a maximum of 84 credits in Philosophy.

 

Other Program Requirements


Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

48 cr.


   





For complete Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.

 
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Combined Major
 

Students must complete 120 credits including a minimum of 42 credits in Philosophy and a minimum of 42 credits in another discipline. The second major must include all of the required courses specified for that discipline. The Philosophy requirements are:

 

*

PHIL 1115

Introduction to Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2305

Origins of Western Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2505

Reasoning and Logical Argument

6 cr.


PHIL 3335

History of Modern Philosophy

6 cr.



PHIL upper level

12 cr.


Six credits from the following:

6 cr.



PHIL 4105

Directed Studies



PHIL 4205

Seminar in Problems of Philosophy



PHIL 4216, 4217

Seminar in Philosophy



PHIL 4305 Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy

   

*Students must complete PHIL 1115 with a minimum grade of 60%.

 
Students are limited to a maximum of 84 credits in Philosophy.


Other Program Requirements


Major 2

42 cr.


Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

24 cr.


For complete Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.

 
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Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) - Single Major
 

Students must complete 90 credits including a minimum of 36 credits in Philosophy as follows:


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PHIL 1115

Introduction to Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2305

Origins of Western Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2505

Reasoning and Logical Argument

6 cr.


PHIL 3335

History of Modern Philosophy

6 cr.



PHIL upper level

12 cr.


*Students must complete PHIL 1115 with a minimum grade of 60%.

   
Students are limited to a maximum of 54 credits in Philosophy.

Other Program Requirements


Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

42 cr.


For complete Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.

 
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Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) - Combined Major
 

Students must complete 90 credits including a minimum of 30 credits in Philosophy and a minimum of 30 credits in another discipline. The second major must include all of the required courses specified for that discipline. The Philosophy requirements are:

 

*

PHIL 1115

Introduction to Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2305

Origins of Western Philosophy

6 cr.


PHIL 2505

Reasoning and Logical Argument

6 cr.


PHIL 3335

History of Modern Philosophy

6 cr.







PHIL upper level

6 cr.

*Students must complete PHIL 1115 with a minimum grade of 60%.

 
 
Students are limited to a maximum of 54 credits in Philosophy.
 
Other Program Requirements

Major 2

30 cr.


Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

18 cr.


For complete Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.

 
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Minor
A minor in Philosophy is available to students pursuing a major in another discipline. A minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits in a discipline, with at least six credits at the first year level and at least six credits at the upper year level.  Cross-coded and cross-listed courses may count towards a minor if they have not been used elsewhere to complete program requirements.   A minimum grade of 60 % is required in the introductory course(s) presented for the minor.
 
 
Philosophy Courses
  PHIL 1115 Introduction to Philosophy
  PHIL 2245 Philosophy of Art and Literature
  PHIL 2305 Origins of Western Philosophy
  PHIL 2405 Philosophy of Film
  PHIL 2505 Reasoning and Logical Argument
  PHIL 2525 Contemporary Moral Issues
  PHIL 2606 Gender and Philosophy I
PHIL 2706 Ethical Theory: Moral and Ethical Perspectives
  PHIL 2915 Philosophy of Science
  PHIL 3205 Philosophy of Sex and Love
  PHIL 3335 History of Modern Philosophy
  PHIL 3476 Existentialism I (formerly PHIL 3475)
  PHIL 3477 Existentialism II (formerly PHIL 3475)
  PHIL 3635 Philosophy of Religion
  PHIL 3655 Philosophy of Language
  PHIL 3706 Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism and Zen (formerly PHIL 2705)
  PHIL 3707 Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy (formerly PHIL 2705)
PHIL 3756, 3757 Special Topics in Social and Political Philosophy
  PHIL 4105 Directed Studies
  PHIL 4205 Seminar in Problems of Philosophy
   PHIL 4216, 4217  Seminar in Philosophy
  PHIL 4305 Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy (formerly PHIL 3305)
       
Cross Listed Courses  
The following courses may be credited towards Philosophy:
  BIOL 3557 Genetics & Society: Our genes, our choices  
GEND 2086 Animal Rites​
  HIST 3926 History and Historians: Ideas and Methods  
  NATI 2905 Native Philosophy  
  POLI 2106 Great Political Questions I  
  POLI 2107 Great Political Questions II  
  RLCT 2205 Sacred Cinema: Film and the Search of Meaning  
  RLCT 3036 Themes in 20th Century Religious Thought  
  RLCT 3037 Figures in 20th Century Religious Thought  
  RLCT 3216 Atheism, Skepticism, and Religious Faith  
 
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