Honours Specialization


Honours Specialization in Philosophy

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.


Program Requirements:

Students will need to achieve a minimum 70% average in the 60 credits presented for the Honours Specialization in Philosophy.

Students must complete 120 credits including 60 credits in the Honours Specialization as follows:
PHIL 2506 Thinking Clearly 3 cr.
PHIL 2507 Bullshit, Bias, and Propaganda: Reasoning about the Irrational 3 cr.
PHIL 4000 level   6 cr.
9 credits in "History" from:
PHIL 1116             Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 2406 Ancient Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 3336 Reason and Experience in Modern Philosophy                                         3 cr.
PHIL 3337  Idealism and Its Critics 3 cr. 
PHIL 3476 Existentialism I 3 cr.
PHIL 3706 Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen 3 cr.
PHIL 3707  Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy                3 cr.
9 credits in "Value Theory" from:
PHIL 1117                 Values and the Human Condition 3 cr.
PHIL 2526 Contemporary Moral Issues 3 cr.
PHIL 2706 The Right and the Good: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy                                  3 cr.
PHIL 2716 Bio-Ethics 3 cr. 
PHIL 2717 Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 2816 Digital Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 3756 Special Topics in Social and Political Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 3767 Special Topics in Ethics 3 cr.

30 additional PHIL credits


Breadth Requirements and Electives:

ACAD 1601   3 cr.
Social Science and/or Professional Studies 6 cr.
Science   6 cr.
Electives   45 cr.

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