Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy
ufv.ca/philosophyThis 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.
| Course | Title | Credits |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 110 | Morality and Politics | |
| PHIL 210 | Contemporary Issues in Morality and Politics | |
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Law | |
| POSC 120 | Ideology and Politics | |
| POSC 270 | Introduction to Political Theory (discontinued) | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | |
| POSC 230 | Comparative Politics | |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | |
| PHIL 220 | Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology | |
| 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 | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| ANTH 211 | Aboriginal Peoples in BC: Contemporary Issues | |
| BUS 261 | Business Law | |
| CRIM 211 | Indigenous Peoples, Crime and Criminal Justice | |
| ECON 215 | Canadian Economic Issues | |
| MACS 240 | Media, Money, and Power | |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | |
| POSC 230 | Comparative Politics | |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | |
| POSC 360 | The United Nations and International Organizations | |
| SOC 270/ ANTH 270/ MACS 270 | Dynamics of Racism in Canada | |
| SOWK 210 | Introduction to Social Welfare | |
| Or an upper-level course with significant empirical political content (at the discretion of the program head) | ||
| Plus: | ||
| One additional lower-level PHIL or POSC course | 3 | |
Note: A single course cannot be used to satisfy more than one criterion.
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Two political science courses, including at least one of: | 6 | |
| POSC 311/PHIL 371 | Power, Knowledge, and Order: Early Western Political Thought | |
| POSC 312/PHIL 372 | Order, Liberty, and Equality: Western Political Thought from the 17th Century to 1900 | |
| Two of: | 6 | |
| PHIL 305 | Philosophy of Decision Making and Dispute Resolution | |
| PHIL 310 | Ethics and Public Policy | |
| PHIL 315 | Contemporary Ethical Theory | |
| Plus: | 3 | |
| One additional PHIL or POSC course | ||
For complete details on courses see the
course descriptions section.