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Department of Philosophy
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Programs
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Philosophy Major
Philosophy Minor
Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy Minor
*Please note that the Philosophy Major and Minor were approved by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, March 4, 2010, but have not been entered into the UFV Calendar yet.
Philosophy Major
The satisfaction of the credit requirement is 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.
Introductory Courses
Students must complete:
- PHIL 100: Reasoning
- PHIL 110: Morality and Politics or Philosophy 210: Contemporary Issues in
- Morality and Politics
- PHIL 120: Knowledge and Reality (3 credits) or Philosophy 220: Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology
History of Philosophy
Students must complete 3 of the following, including one of 251A or 251B and one of 252 or 352:
- PHIL 250: History of Western Philosophy – Ancient Philosophy
- PHIL 251A: Rationalism and Early Modern Philosophy
- PHIL 251B: Empiricism and Early Modern Philosophy
- PHIL 252: History of Continental Philosophy
- PHIL 352: History of Analytic Philosophy
Logic
Students must complete:
- PHIL 300: Symbolic Logic in Context
Moral Theory
Students must complete one of the following:
- PHIL 315: Contemporary Ethical Theory
- PHIL 480: Selected Topics in Morality and Politics
Metaphysics and Epistemology
Students must complete one of the following:
- PHIL 322: Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL 325: Contemporary Philosophy - The Problem of Truth
- PHIL 481: Selected Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics
Political Philosophy
Students must complete one of the following:
- PHIL 371: Power, Knowledge and Order: Early Western Political Thought
- PHIL 372: Order, Liberty and Equality: Western Political Thought from the 17th Century to 1900
- PHIL 320: Canadian Political Thought
Applied Philosophy
Students must complete 3 of the following:
- 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 312: Occupational Ethics
- 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: Education 362: Philosophy of Education
- PHIL 364: Philosophy and Children
- PHIL 367: Philosophy for Counsellors
- PHIL 370: Practical Studies in Applied Ethics and Politics
Other Electives
- PHIL 353: Philosophies of India
- PHIL 482: Selected Topics in the History of Philosophy
Philosophy Minor
The satisfaction of the credit requirement is dependent on completion of courses in each of the following areas. Students must complete a minimum of 12 lower level course credits and a minimum of 15 upper level credits.
Lower-Level Requirements
Two of the following:
PHIL 100: Reasoning
PHIL 110: Morality and Politics
PHIL 120: Knowledge and Reality
Two of the following:
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 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 of upper-level credits in Philosophy.
Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy Minor
History is not over. We still have important choices to make about how to live with each other.
Students in the Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy (AEPP) minor program will develop their capacities for creative and critical thinking. They will acquire an understanding of the social and political institutions that govern our communities, our country, and the whole world. And they will increase their sensitivity to the ethical and political dimensions of our lives as individuals, as members of families, communities, interest groups, professions and nations, and as citizens of the world.
The Philosophy and Politics department offers a minor in Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy that continues the long-standing traditions of philosophy and political studies by developing one's ability to think critically and imaginatively in one's role as a responsible person. Completion of the minor should indicate that the student has developed skills, knowledge, values, and sensitivities that will complement most career paths, including advanced studies in applied ethics, where career opportunities are expanding.
Lower-level Requirements
15 credits of lower-level Philosophy and Political Science as follows:
- One of: Philosophy 110, 210, 230, Political Science 120, 270
- One of: Political Science 110, 190, 230
- One of: Philosophy 120, 220, 250, 251, 252
- One of: Anthropology 112, Business 261, Criminology 109, 135, Social Services & Social Work 210, 261, Media and Communication Studies 240, Political Science 110, 190, 230, 290 (formerly POSC 195), or an upper-level course which, on the discretion of the program head, has significant empirical political content.
- One additional lower-division course in Philosophy or Political Science.
Note: A single course cannot be used to satisfy more than one criterion.
Upper-level Requirements
15 credits of upper-level Philosophy and Political Science as follows:
- Two political science courses: including at least one of POSC 311 or POSC 312
- Two of: Philosophy 305, 310, or 315
- One additional Philosophy or Political Science
