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2010-2011 Calendar | Philosophy |
Philosophy Major Program
Department of Philosophy | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of at least 15 units, including one of
- PHIL 100-3 Knowledge and Reality
- PHIL 120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
and one of
- PHIL 150-3 History of Philosophy I
- PHIL 151-3 History of Philosophy II
and all of
- PHIL 201-3 Epistemology
- PHIL 203-3 Metaphysics
- PHIL 210-3 Natural Deductive Logic
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a total of at least 30 units, including one course at the 400 division, and at least one of
- PHIL 320-3 Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 321-3 Topics in Moral Philosophy
- PHIL 322-3 History of Ethics*
- PHIL 421-4 Ethical Theories
and at least one of
- PHIL 302-3 Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics
- PHIL 341-3 Philosophy of Science
- PHIL 343-3 Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL 344-3 Philosophy of Language
and at least two of
- PHIL 322-3 History of Ethics
- PHIL 350-3 Ancient Philosophy
- PHIL 352-3 17th Century Philosophy
- PHIL 356-3 18th Century Philosophy
- PHIL 357-3 Topics in the History of Philosophy
- PHIL 451-4 Kant
*unless counted as a history stream requirement
Seminars and Special Topics Courses
A student may not enrol in a philosophy seminar or selected topics course which duplicates work for which the student has received credit in another philosophy seminar or special topics course.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ÅÝܽ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.