Degree Programs

Honors Specialization

Honors Specialization may be combined with a Major, a Minor, and/or Optional courses totalling no more than 6.0 credits.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of first-year requirements with no failures.
  • Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%.
  • 1.0 course from Philosophy 1020, 1022E, 1100E, 1200 is recommended.

Requirements if admitted during or after September 2006

9.0 courses as follows:

  • 0.5 course: Philosophy 2260F/G (225F/G), 2400F/G (246F/G), 2500F/G (200F/G)
  • 1.5 courses: Philosophy 2200F/G (210F/G), 2202F/G (211F/G), 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 1.0 course from:
    • Philosophy 2250 (212) or 2252W/X (234W/X) or the former 222A/B
    • an additional 0.5 course in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 2.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 3260F/G (306F/G), 3410F/G (310F/G), 3500E (King's), 3501F/G (326F/G), 3601F/G (325F/G), or the former Philosophy 332E, the former 354E (Huron)
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 3170F/G (304F/G), 3180F/G (305F/G), 3700E (King's), 3710F/G (302F/G) or 3720F/G (303F/G)
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 3003F/G (335F/G), 3006F/G (336F/G), 3012F/G (340F/G), 3014F/G (341F/G), 3020F/G (343F/G), 3022F/G (346F/G), 3023F/G (348F/G), 3024F/G (351F/G), 3026F/G (358F/G), 3027F/G (359F/G), 3028F/G (361F/G), 3110F/G (339F/G) or 4050F/G (425F/G)
  • 2.5 additional courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above

Requirements if admitted prior to September 2006

9.0 courses as follows:

  • 0.5 course: Philosophy 2260F/G (225F/G), 2400F/G (246F/G), 2500F/G (200F/G)
  • 1.5 courses: Philosophy 2200F/G (210F/G), 2202F/G (211F/G), 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 1.0 course from:
    • Philosophy 2250 (212) or 2252W/X (234W/X) or the former 222A/B
    • an additional 0.5 course in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 2.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 1.0 course from: Philosophy 3260F/G (306F/G), 3410F/G (310F/G), 3500E (King's), 3700E (King's), 3710F/G (302F/G), 3720F/G (303F/G), the former 332E, 354E (Huron)
  • 3.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above

Specialization

Specialization may be combined with a Major, a Minor, and/or Optional courses totalling no more than 6.0 credits.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of first-year requirements with no failures.
  • Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%.
  • 1.0 course from Philosophy 1020, 1022E, 1100E, 1130F/G, 1200, 1305F/G is recommended. .

Requirements if admitted during or after September 2006

9.0 courses as follows:

  • 2.0 courses* from: Philosophy 2200F/G (210F/G), 2202F/G (211F/G), 2250 (212), 2500F/G (200F/G), 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 3.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 3260F/G (306F/G), 3410F/G (310F/G), 3500E (King's), 3501F/G (326F/G), 3510F/G (Huron), 3601F/G (325), or the former Philosophy 332E
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 3170F/G (304F/G), 3180F/G (305F/G), 3700E (King's), 3710F/G (302F/G), or 3720F/G (303F/G)
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 3003F/G (335F/G), 3006F/G (336F/G), 3012F/G (340F/G), 3014F/G (341F/G), 3020F/G (343F/G), 3022F/G (346F/G), 3023F/G (348F/G), 3024F/G (351F/G), 3026F/G (358F/G), 3027F/G (359F/G), 3028F/G (361F/G), 3110F/G (339F/G), or 4050F/G (425F/G)
  • 2.5 additional courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above

* Philosophy 2260F/G (225F/G) or 2400F/G (246F/G)may be substituted for Philosophy 2500F/G (200F/G). Philosophy 2252W/X (234W/X) (or the former 222A plus a 0.5 course selected from this list) may be substituted for Philosophy 2250 (212).

Note: Students using Philosophy 3500E (King’s) or the former Philosophy 332E and/or Philosophy 3700E (King’s) to meet module requirements may reduce the 2.5 additional courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above accordingly.

Requirements if admitted prior to September 2006

9.0 courses as follows:

  • 2.0 courses: Philosophy 2200F/G (210F/G), 2202F/G (211F/G), 2500F/G (200F/G), 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 5.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above
  • 2.0 courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above

Major

Double Majors can be registered in either Major's faculty (if the Major modules are not from the same faculty) and may be combined with Optional courses totalling no more than 3.0 credits.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of first year requirements.
  • 1.0 course from Philosophy 1020, 1022E, 1100E, 1130F/G, 1200, 1305F/G, 1350F/G (Huron), 1230A/B (Huron), 1250F/G (Huron) or 1370A/B (Huron) is recommended

Requirements if admitted during or after September 2006

6.0 courses as follows:

  • 2.0 courses from: Philosophy 2200F/G (210F/G), 2202F/G (211F/G), 2250 (212)**, 2500F/G (200F/G)*, 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 1.0 additional course in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 3.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above

*Philosophy 2260F/G (225F/G) or 2400F/G (246F/G) may be substituted for Philosophy 2500F/G (200F/G).

** Philosophy 2252W/X (234W/X) (or the former 222A and one other half course selected from this list) may be substituted for Philosophy 2250 (212).

Requirements if admitted prior to September 2006

6.0 courses as follows:

  • 1.0 course from: Philosophy 2200F/G (210F/G), 2202F/G (211F/G), 2500F/G (200F/G), 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 3.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above
  • 2.0 courses in Philosophy at the 3000 level or above

Minor, Philosophy

Minors can be combined with Honors Specializations, Specializations, Majors, and other Minors.

Minor in Philosophy consists of 4.0 courses.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of first year requirements.

Requirements

4.0 courses:

  • 2.0 courses in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above
  • 2.0 courses in Philosophy at the 2200 level or above

Minor, Philosophy of Science

Minors can be combined with Honors Specializations, Specializations, Majors, and other Minors.

Minor in Philosophy of Science consists of 4.0 courses.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of first year requirements.

Requirements if admitted during or after September 2006

  • 0.5 course: Philosophy 2300F/G 0r 2030F/G
  • 1.0 course from: Philosophy 2310F/G, 2350F/G, 2370F/G, or 2500F/G
  • 1.0 course from: Philosophy 3201A/B, 3202A/B, 3235F/G, 3310F/G, 3320F/G, 3330F/G, 3340F/G
  • 1.5 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above

* Students using the former Philosophy 134E to meet module requirements may reduce the 2.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above accordingly.

Requirements if admitted prior to September 2006

4.0 courses:

  • 0.5 course: Philosophy 2500F/G (200F/G)
  • 1.0 course from: Philosophy 2020 (131), 2250 (212), 2252W/X (234W/X)
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 2300F/G (226F/G), 2310F/G (228F/G), 2350F/G (233F/G) or the former Philosophy 134E
  • 2.0 additional courses in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above

Minor, Ethics

Minors can be combined with Honors Specializations, Specializations, Majors, and other Minors.

Minor in Ethic consists of 4.0 courses.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of first year requirements.

Requirements

4.0 courses:

  • 0.5 course: Philosophy 2700F/G (201F/G)
  • 0.5 course from: Philosophy 2800F/G (235F/G), 2801F/G (236F/G)
  • 2.0 courses in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above in areas of Ethics, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy or Philosophy of Law.

    Eligible courses include: Philosophy 2070E (142E), 2071E (152E), 2073F/G (153F/G), 2074F/G (162F/G), 2077F/G (151F/G), 2080 (140), 2083F/G (115F/G), 2370F/G (230F/G), 2630F/G (231F/G), 2661F/G (254F/G), 2662F/G (255F/G), 2701E (282E), 2710F/G (213F/G), 2715F/G (247F/G), 2720F/G (283F/G), 2800F/G (235F/G), 2801F/G (236F/G), 2810F/G (248F/G), 2821F/G (241F/G), 2822F/G (242F/G), 3170F/G (304F/G), 3180F/G (305F/G), 3700E (King’s), 3710F/G (302F/G), 3720F/G (303F/G), the former Philosophy 279F/G

  • 1.0 additional course in Philosophy at the 2000 level or above

Note: The Minor in Ethics may not be combined with the Certificate in Ethics.

Major in Sexuality Studies

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