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2022/23
Academic Calendar 2022/23
Philosophy
ufv.ca/philosophyPhilosophy major
This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Credit requirements are dependent on completion of courses in each of the following areas. Students must complete a minimum of 18 lower-level course credits and a minimum of 30 upper-level credits.
Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Introductory courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PHIL 100 | Reasoning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
History of Philosophy
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PHIL 251A | Rationalism and Early Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| or PHIL 251B | Empiricism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 252 | History of Continental Philosophy | 3 |
| or PHIL 352 | History of Analytic Philosophy | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 250 | History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| PHIL 353 | Philosophies of India | |
| PHIL 375 | Death, Desire, and Art in Continental Thought | |
| PHIL 482 | Selected Topics in the History of Philosophy | |
| IPK 386 | Indigenous Worldviews of Turtle Island | |
Logic
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PHIL 300 | Symbolic Logic in Context | 3 |
Philosophical theory
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PHIL 315 | Contemporary Ethical Theory | 3 |
| or PHIL 480 | Selected Topics in Morality and Politics | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 322 | The Philosophy of Mind | |
| PHIL 425 | 20th Century Continental Philosophy | |
| PHIL 426 | Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | |
| PHIL 481 | Selected Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics | |
Applied Philosophy
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Three of: | 9 | |
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Law | |
| PHIL 240 | Faith and Reason: Philosophy of Religion | |
| PHIL 305 | Philosophy of Decision Making and Dispute Resolution | |
| PHIL 310 | Ethics and Public Policy | |
| PHIL 318 | Environmental Ethics | |
| PHIL 323 | Philosophical Issues in the Social Sciences: Values, Objectivity, and Neutrality | |
| PHIL 360 | Special Topics: Contemporary Issues for Philosophical Analysis | |
| PHIL 362 | Philosophy of Education | |
| PHIL 364 | Philosophy of Childhood | |
| PHIL 367 | Philosophy for Counsellors | |
| PHIL 412 | Corporations, Globalization, and Ethics (formerly PHIL 312) | |
Philosophy extended minor
This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring an extended minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PHIL 100 | Reasoning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| Three of: | 9 | |
| PHIL 210 | Contemporary Issues in Morality and Politics | |
| PHIL 220 | Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology | |
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Law | |
| PHIL 240 | Faith and Reason: Philosophy of Religion | |
| PHIL 250 | History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251A | Rationalism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251B | Empiricism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 252 | History of Continental Philosophy | |
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 15 credits of upper-level PHIL | 15 |
Philosophy minor
This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Two of: | 6 | |
| PHIL 100 | Reasoning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | |
| Two of: | 6 | |
| PHIL 210 | Contemporary Issues in Morality and Politics | |
| PHIL 220 | Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology | |
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Law | |
| PHIL 240 | Faith and Reason: Philosophy of Religion | |
| PHIL 250 | History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251A | Rationalism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251B | Empiricism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 252 | History of Continental Philosophy | |
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 15 credits of upper-level PHIL | 15 |
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.