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2023/24
Academic Calendar 2023/24
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 |
| Four of: | 12 | |
| PHIL 100 | Reasoning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | |
| PHIL 210 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | |
| PHIL 240 | Philosophy of Religion | |
History of Western Philosophy
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Two of: | 6 | |
| PHIL 250 | History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251A | Rationalism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251B | Empiricism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
Philosophical Traditions
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PHIL 351 | History of Continental Philosophy | 3 |
| or PHIL 352 | History of Analytic Philosophy |
Non-Western Philosophy
| Course | Title | Credits |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 311 | Contemporary Political Philosophy: Recognition and Resurgence | |
| PHIL 353 | Classical Indian Philosophy | |
| PHIL 354 | Classical Chinese Philosophy | |
| PHIL 355 | Indigenous 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 320 | Contemporary Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Upper-level electives
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Three of: | 9 | |
| PHIL 308 | Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality | |
| PHIL 309 | Feminist Philosophy | |
| PHIL 318 | Environmental Ethics | |
| PHIL 322 | The Philosophy of Mind | |
| PHIL 362 | Philosophy of Education | |
| PHIL 364 | Philosophy of Childhood | |
| PHIL 365 | Teaching Children Philosophy | |
| PHIL 375 | Death, Desire, and Art in Continental Thought | |
| PHIL 412 | Corporations, Globalization, and Ethics | |
| PHIL 425 | 20th Century Continental Philosophy | |
| PHIL 426 | Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | |
| PHIL 480 | Selected Topics in Morality and Politics | |
| PHIL 481 | Selected Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics | |
| PHIL 482 | Selected Topics in the History of Philosophy | |
| PHIL 483 | Selected Topics in Philosophy | |
| Plus: | Three additional upper-level PHIL courses | 9 |
Note: A single course cannot be used to satisfy more than one requirement.
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 |
| Six of: | 18 | |
| PHIL 100 | Reasoning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | |
| PHIL 210 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | |
| PHIL 240 | 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 | |
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Five upper-level PHIL courses | 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 |
| Four of: | 12 | |
| PHIL 100 | Reasoning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | |
| PHIL 210 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | |
| PHIL 240 | 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 | |
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Five upper-level PHIL courses | 15 |
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.