Philosophy Extended Minor
This program consists of the lower division requirements for a major and the upper division requirements for a minor, as shown below. Program approval by the advisor is required.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete at least 15 lower division units including one of
A survey of philosophic thought from late antiquity to the Renaissance. Special attention will be given to the works of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. The views of these great thinkers have helped to shape the ways in which we see the world. This course is therefore recommended to everyone with an interest in our intellectual heritage. Open to all students. Breadth-Humanities.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Rosemary Twomey |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 10:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 10:30鈥�11:20 a.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
A survey of philosophic thought from the Renaissance to the 20th Century. Special attention will be given to the works of Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Mill. The views of these great thinkers have helped to shape the ways in which we see the world. This course is therefore recommended to everyone with an interest in our intellectual heritage. Open to all students. Breadth-Humanities.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Jennifer Warriner |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 2:30鈥�5:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
and one of
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with fundamental techniques of correct reasoning. Special attention is given to the methods of logic in particular, and to their role in the discovery of truth not only within science and philosophy but within all forms of rational enquiry. Open to all students. Quantitative.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Jill McIntosh |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, 12:30鈥�1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D101 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D102 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 1:30鈥�2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D103 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 2:30鈥�3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D104 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D106 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 1:30鈥�2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D108 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 2:30鈥�3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D110 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 2:30鈥�3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D111 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 1:30鈥�2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Jonathan Katz |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 10:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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| D901 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 1:30鈥�2:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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| D902 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 2:30鈥�3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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| D903 |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 3:30鈥�4:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
This course studies a natural deductive system of propositional and quantificational logic, the first-order theory of identity and the first-order theory of relations. Topics include the metatheory of propositional logic and the application of formal theory to the assessment of natural language arguments. Quantitative.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Ray Jennings |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 2:30鈥�3:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
and all of
A critical overview of recent accounts of the nature and scope of human knowledge and of justified or rational belief, and of philosophical issues that these accounts are intended to address. Prerequisite: One of PHIL 100W (or equivalent), 120W (or equivalent), 121, 144, 150, 151, or COGS 100. Students who have taken PHIL 301 cannot take this course for further credit.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Philip Hanson |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30鈥�11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination of central problems of metaphysics such as space and time, universals and particulars, substance, identity and individuation and personal identity. Prerequisite: One of PHIL 100W (or equivalent), 120W (or equivalent), 121, 144, 150, 151, or COGS 100.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Holly Andersen |
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 10:30鈥�11:20 a.m.
Jan 4 鈥� Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 9:30鈥�11:20 a.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
An examination of the major ethical theories, including deontology, consequentialism and virtue ethics. Applications of theses theories and related topics in value theory may also be discussed. Prerequisite: One of: PHIL 100W (or equivalent), PHIL 120W (or equivalent), PHIL 121, PHIL 144, PHIL 150 or PHIL 151.
Upper Division Requirements
Students must complete at least 15 upper division units.
Seminars and Special Topics Courses
A student may not enrol in a philosophy seminar or selected topics course which duplicates work for which the student has received credit in another philosophy seminar or special topics course.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Degree Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs, students complete 120 units, which includes
- at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
- satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
- an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0
For students in other Faculties, please check your Faculty's overall degree requirements:
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
WQB Graduation Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit
| Requirement |
Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing |
6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative |
6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth |
18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
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6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas. |
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