Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate Programs in Philosophy

Course Timetables

Please note Winter 2013-2014 Timetable is tentative and subject to changes as necessary.

Program Planning

Students planning to take a Major or Honours degree in Philosophy are advised to complete PHIL 100 in their first year of study. They are strongly advised to satisfy the logic requirement (at least two of Phil 201, 203, 370) by the end of their second year of study. Students are advised that some 200-level courses (Phil 201, 203, 211, 220, 236, 240, 260) are prerequisites for advanced courses. Courses numbered 300 and above normally require 4.5 units of Philosophy courses.  Students are advised to take, in their second year of study, the 200-level courses which are the prerequisites for the advanced courses they plan to take. Students intending to take a Major or Honours degree are strongly advised to discuss their plans with the Department's undergraduate adviser.

Honours

30 units of courses in Philosophy, including at least 21 units numbered 300 and above.

    1. at least two of:
      a. PHIL 201
      b. PHIL 203
      c. PHIL 370 (3.0)  (if selected, 370 cannot count towards upper-level requirements)
    2. one from each of:  
      a. PHIL 301: Plato, PHIL 303: Aristotle
      b. PHIL 306: The Rationalists, PHIL 308: The Empiricists, PHIL 309: Kant
      c. One additional course listed in 2a. or 2b.
      d. PHIL 352: Metaphysics, PHIL 354: Philosophy of Language, PHIL 362: Philosophy of Mind
      e. PHIL 351: Epistemology, PHIL 356: Philosophy of Science, PHIL 358: Theory of Perception
      f. PHIL 335: Contemporary Moral Philosophy, PHIL 338: Meta-Ethics, PHIL 339: Theories of Justice
    3.  An additional 9.0 units of Philosophy courses numbered 300 and above (excluding PHIL 321, 330, 331, 333, 379)
    4.  An additional 3.0 units of Philosophy courses numbered 400 and above
    5.  An additional 6.0 units of Philosophy at any level

To apply: Students who wish to be considered for the honours program must apply to the Undergraduate Advisor. Applications are normally considered only after students have completed their second year of study.

Graduation Standing : To obtain an Honours degree, a student must have a minimum 5.0 graduating GPA and have a minimum 6.0 GPA in all credit courses taken in Philosophy.

Although Senate regulations specify that an honours degree should normally be completed in four academic years, the Philosophy Department gives its students the option of taking five years. Students who wish to do so must formally request permission from the Department.

Download the Honours Checklist pdf file.

 

Major

21 units of courses in Philosophy, including at least 15 numbered 300 and above.

    1. at least two of:
      a. PHIL 201
      b. PHIL 203
      c. PHIL 370 (3.0)  (if selected, 370 cannot count towards upper-level requirements)
    2. one from each of:  
      a. PHIL 301: Plato, PHIL 303: Aristotle
      b. PHIL 306: The Rationalists, PHIL 308: The Empiricists, PHIL 309: Kant
      c. One additional course listed in 2a. or 2b.
      d. PHIL 352: Metaphysics, PHIL 354: Philosophy of Language, PHIL 362: Philosophy of Mind
      e. PHIL 351: Epistemology, PHIL 356: Philosophy of Science, PHIL 358: Theory of Perception
      f. PHIL 335: Contemporary Moral Philosophy, PHIL 338: Meta-Ethics, PHIL 339: Theories of Justice
    3.  An additional 6.0 units of Philosophy courses numbered 300 and above (excluding PHIL 321, 330, 331, 333, 379)
    4.  An additional 3.0 units of Philosophy at any level

Download the Major Checklist pdf file. (Updated: Sep 13 2012 10:32am)

 

Minor

13.5 units of courses in Philosophy. Of these, at least 9.0 must be numbered 300 or higher.

4.5 units selected from PHIL 100, 201, 203, 207, 210, 232, 251, 252, 260.

9 units of courses in Philosophy numbered 300 or above.

 

Minor in Applied Ethics

Minor in Applied Ethics Program Requirements

Students are required to take:

  1. PHIL 232 and PHIL 337.
  2. A further 6.0 units from the list of electives below to bring the total number of credits counted toward the Minor to at least 9.0.
  3. At least 3.0 units must be at the 300 or 400 level.
  4. No more than 6.0 units from any one department may count toward the Minor.

Students are not required to apply to receive a Minor in Applied Ethics.  However, like any other degree program, students must declare the MAE through the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences Advising Centre.  Queries about the list of electives should be directed to Advising Centre or the Applied Ethics Minor Coordinator, c/o Dept. of Philosophy.

Current Applied Ethics Minor Coordinator: Dr. Scott Woodcock.

Eligible Electives for a Minor in Applied Ethics (updated Apr 2012)

The following courses can be taken as electives towards satisfaction of the requirements for a Minor in Applied Ethics. Other courses, not listed here (e.g., directed readings courses in ethics or courses with variable content that in a given year place special emphasis on ethical issues), may also count as electives for the purposes of the Minor in Applied Ethics provided that the content of the course is appropriate, and that the MAE Coordinator approves the course as suitable.

Note that courses counting toward a MAE cannot (except in rare circumstances) count simultaneously toward a student’s major degree.  (This is a general university regulation that is not unique to the MAE, e.g. requirements for a minor in Humanities.)  For further information about this prohibition on ‘double-counting’, contact Advising.

Please report any irregularities regarding this list to the MAE Coordinator, and note that not all courses on the list of eligible electives are offered every year. Students must check with the current academic calendar to ensure availability.

Students may want to consult the following printable List of Eligible Electives that includes course prerequisites.

  • Anthropology
    • ANTH 302 Globalization, Health and the Environment
    • ANTH 308 Legality and Social Justice in Global Perspective
    • ANTH 355 AIDS in the World
    • ANTH 402 Feminist Theory and Method in Anthropology
  • Biology
    • BIOL 215 Principles of Ecology
    • BIOL 329 Biology of the Vertebrates of British Columbia
    • BIOL 345 Animal Behaviour
    • BIOL 370 Conservation Biology
  • Child and Youth Care
    • CYC 240 Ethical Decision Making in Child and Youth Care Practice
    • CYC 250 Introduction to Law in Child and Youth Care Contexts
    • CYC 364 Disability and Child and Youth Care Practice
    • CYC 365 Theory and Practice of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
    • CYC 373 Working with Families and their Communities
    • CYC 374 Promoting Positive Outcomes in Children’s Environments
  • Economics
    • ECON 306 International Economics
    • ECON 317 The Economics of Canadian Health Care
    • ECON 320 Economic Development
    • ECON 329 Development and Economics
    • ECON 339 Economics of the Family
    • ECON 381 Environmental Economics I
    • ECON 382 Natural Resource Economics I
    • ECON 383 Climate Economics
    • ECON 420 Theory of Economic Development
    • ECON 429 Population Economics
    • ECON 437 Philosophical Problems in Contemporary Economics
    • ECON 481 Environmental Economics II
    • ECON 482 Natural Resource Economics II
  • Education
    • EDCI 338 The Mass Media and Education
    • EDCI 371 The History of First Nations Education in Canada
    • EDCI 431 Philosophy and Education
    • ED-D 423 Approaches to Cross-Cultural Education
    • ED-D 430 The Organisation and Administration of Education
    • IET 420 Topics in Intercultural Education
  • English
    • ENGL 207 Introduction to Cultural Studies
    • ENGL 438 Special Studies in Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
    • ENGL 439A Colonial Discourse and Postcolonial Studies
    • ENGL 439B Special Studies in Postcolonial Literatures
    • ENGL 471 Women and Literature
    • ENGL 472 Gender Issues in Literature
    • ENGL 476 Indigenous and Diasporic Literatures in Canada
    • ENGL 477 Indigenous Literature in English
  • Environmental Restoration
    • ER 314 Ethical, Legal and Policy Aspects of Environmental Restoration
  • Environmental Studies
    • ES 312 Environmental Economics (cross listed as ECON 381)
    • ES 314 Philosophy and the Environment (cross-listed as PHIL 333)
    • ES 341 Ecological Restoration
    • ES 348 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
    • ES 402 Global Issues in Sustainability
    • ES 404 Discourses of Environmentalism
    • ES 417 Women and Environments
    • ES 418 Environmental Law: Policy and Legislation
    • ES 423 Traditional Systems of Land and Resource Management
    • ES 446 Sustainable Fisheries
    • ES 461 Environmental Impact Assessment
    • ES 462 Environmental Protection
  • Geography
    • GEOG 209 Introduction to Resource Management
    • GEOG 211 Economic Geography
    • GEOG 218 Cultural Geography
    • GEOG 314 Global Environmental Change and Human Response
    • GEOG 343 Planning and Urban Development
    • GEOG 340 Geography of the City
    • GEOG 344 Urban Problems of Pacific Rim Developing Countries
    • GEOG 346 Geography of Environment and Health
    • GEOG 347B Geographies of Development
    • GEOG 353 Coastal and Marine Resources
    • GEOG 356 Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation
    • GEOG 357 Parks and Protected Areas
    • GEOG 366 Medical Geography
    • GEOG 371 Water Resources Management
    • GEOG 386 World Political Geography
    • GEOG 439 Coastal Community Health
    • GEOG 440 Interpreting the Suburban Landscape
    • GEOG 441 The Design and Planning of Cities
    • GEOG 448 Urban Social Geography and Planning
    • GEOG 450 Decision Making in Resources Management
    • GEOG 457 Marine Protected Areas
    • GEOG 458 Marine Aquaculture: Social, Economic and Environmental Dimensions
  • Greek and Roman Studies
    • GRS 334 Democracy and the Greeks
    • GRS 335 Women in the Greek and Roman World
    • GRS 342 Roman Society
  • Health Information Science
    • HINF 265 Health Care Delivery and Organizational Models
    • HINF 330 Legal Issues in Health Informatics
    • HINF 420 Ethical and Social Impacts of Technology
  • History
    • HIST 265A History of Co-operatives
    • HIST 358A Women in Canada
    • HIST 358C Natives and Newcomers: Historical Encounters in Canada
    • HIST 358D Racism and Antisemitism in Canada
    • HIST 358F Natives and Newcomers: Historical Encounters in Canada Since 1867
    • HIST 358G Racism and Antisemitism in Canada since 1900
    • HIST 380E Medieval Foundations of the Western Legal Tradition
    • HIST 393 Topics in the Historical Studies of Peace and War
    • HIST 394 Seminar in Peace and War Studies
  • History in Art
    • HA 312 Feminism and Film
    • HA 370 Popular Film and Cultural Studies
  • Indigenous Studies
    • IS 200 Introduction to Indigenous Studies
    • IS 220 Preparation Seminar for Indigenous Research Apprenticeships and Community Internships
  • Nursing
    • NURS 325 Explorations of Nursing Knowledge and Practice
    • NURS 484 Nursing with Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
    • NURS 487 Health Care Law
    • NURS 488 Women's Health
  • Pacific and Asian Studies
    • PAAS 201 Cultural Politics and Popular Culture in Asia and the Pacific
    • PAAS 205 Indigenous Peoples of the Indo-Pacific Region
    • PAAS 208 Family and Gender in the Pacific
    • PAAS 294 Ethical Issues in Contemporary Asian Societies
    • PAAS 358 Screening the Nation: Nationalism, Ideology, and Politics in Chinese Cinema
    • PAAS 364 Indigenous Societies and Colonial Relations in Oceania
  • Philosophy
    • PHIL 235 Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism
    • PHIL 236 Political Philosophy
    • PHIL 239 Philosophy and Feminism
    • PHIL 330 Professional and Business Ethics
    • PHIL 331 Issues in Biomedical Ethics
    • PHIL 333 Philosophy and the Environment
    • PHIL 336 Philosophy of Law
    • PHIL 430 Contemporary Ethics
    • PHIL 431 Seminar in Biomedical Ethics
    • PHIL 433 Social and Political Philosophy
    • PHIL 434 Technology and Environment
  • Political Science
    • POLI 305 Diversity, Pluralism, Difference in Politics
    • POLI 317 Politics of Development
    • POLI 328 Gender and International Relations
    • POLI 335 Gender and Politics
    • POLI 363 Aboriginal Politics and Self-Government
    • POLI 413 Feminist Political Thought
    • POLI 420 Constitutional Law and Politics in Canada
    • POLI 432 The Politics of Social Movements
  • Public Administration
    • ADMN 422 Ethical Public Management
  • Psychology
    • PSYC 320 Evolutionary Psychology
    • PSYC 331 Social Psychology
    • PSYC 332 Health Psychology
    • PSYC 333 Consumer Psychology
    • PSYC 341 Women and Psychology
    • PSYC 350 Environmental Psychology
    • PSYC 431E Social Psychology: Environmental Psychology
  • Social Work
    • SOCW 350A Law and Social Services
    • SOCW 354 An Introduction to First Nations Issues and Human Services
    • SOCW 451 First Nations Policy Issues in Social Work
    • SOCW 475 Child Welfare Practice
    • SOCW 476 Family and Child Welfare Policy
    • SOCW 491 Protecting First Nations Children
  • Sociology
    • SOCI 307 Regulation and Social Control
    • SOCI 310 Religion and Society
    • SOCI 315 Class, Status and Power
    • SOCI 316 Social Movements
    • SOCI 328 Issues in the Sociology of Equity and Diversity
    • SOCI 335 Racialization and Ethnicity
    • SOCI 345 Sociology of Mental Health
    • SOCI 355 The Corporation and Society
    • SOCI 381 Sociology of Gender
    • SOCI 382 Human Sexuality
    • SOCI 401 Sociology of Law
    • SOCI 443 Population Problems and Policies
    • SOCI 465 Environmental Sociology
    • SOCI 481 Feminist Theory
    • SOCI 488 Sociology of Death and Dying
  • Software Engineering
    • SENG 401 Social and Professional Issues
  • Technology and Society
    • TS 200 Introduction to the Human Uses of Technology
    • TS 300 Networking, New Media and Social Practices
    • TS 400 Technologies of the Future
  • Women's Studies
    • WS 203 Popular Culture
    • WS 204 Fast Feminisms: Toward a New Politics of Sexuality
    • WS 205 Women, Food and Culture
    • WS 206 Globalization and Resistance
    • WS 207 Indigenous Women in Canada
    • WS 311 Sex Work, Trafficking and Human Rights
    • WS 314 Women, Race and Empire
    • WS 315 Gender and International Human Rights
    • WS 316 Gender and International Development
    • WS 322 Women, Law and Resistance: Historical Perspectives
    • WS 325 Women in Contemporary India
    • WS 326 Gender, Nation and War
    • WS 334 What's Race Got To Do With It? Theories of Race, Racism and Racialization
    • WS 336 Anti-Racist Feminisms and Democratic Futures
    • WS 337 The Body
    • WS 338 Transnational Feminist Theories
    • WS 340 Indigenous Cinema: De-Colonizing the Screen
    • WS 341 Narrated Lives: Indigenous Women's Auto/Biographies
    • WS 344 Reimagining History i Contemporary Women's Fiction
    • WS 345 Lesbian and Queer Literature
    • WS 349 Topics in Film, Literature and Cultural Production

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