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
IPK 386
Braiding Indigenous Knowledges, Practices, and Worldviews
PHIL 311
Contemporary Political Philosophy: Recognition and Resurgence
PHIL 353
Classical Indian Philosophy
PHIL 354
Classical Chinese Philosophy
PHIL 355
Indigenous Philosophy
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
Note: This program has been discontinued as of June 2024.
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
