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University of Alberta Calendar 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy [Arts]

Honors in Philosophy

Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult BA Honors  for admission requirements. See BA Honors  for Faculty regulations concerning the Honors program.

Honors in Philosophy requires a minimum of ★48 to a maximum of ★60 in Philosophy.

Including

★3 selected from

(Formal Reasoning)

★6 selected from

(History of Philosophy)

★3 selected from

(Metaphysics/Mind/Epistemology)

★3 selected from

(Ethics/Political Philosophy/Aesthetics)

Notes

  1. In no case can more than one reading course (i.e., ★3) be applied toward satisfying Honors requirements.
  2. 400-level PHIL courses offered by St Joseph’s College may not be applied to the 400-level requirement for the Honors in Philosophy program.
  3. PHIL 493  may be taken at most twice.

Promotion Requirements

Promotion from year to year requires a GPA of at least 3.0 with an average of at least 3.3 in all Philosophy courses in the Fall/Winter.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation with Honors in Philosophy requires a program average of at least 3.0 with an average of at least 3.3 in all Philosophy courses. Graduation with First Class Honors requires an average of at least 3.7 in all Philosophy courses in the two final years (last ★60) and an average of 3.5 or better in all courses in the two final years (last ★60).

Combined Honors in Philosophy

Students may pursue a Combined Honors program in Philosophy and another discipline.

The common requirements in a Combined Honors program are the same as for other Honors programs [refer to Bachelor of Arts (Honors) ].

A Combined Honors degree in Philosophy and another discipline requires a minimum of ★36 (at the junior and senior levels) in Philosophy and a minimum of ★36 in the other discipline.

Requirements in Philosophy are

  • In addition to PHIL 498  above, at least ★9 at the 400-level in PHIL is required.
  • A maximum of ★9 at the 100-level in Philosophy is permitted.

★3 selected from

(Formal Reasoning)

★6 selected from

(History of Philosophy)

★3 selected from

(Metaphysics/Mind/Epistemology requirement)

★3 selected from

(Ethics/Political Philosophy/Aesthetics requirement)

Additional Information

With the permission of the Honors Advisor, students pursuing Combined Honors in Philosophy and another discipline may write a combined honors essay (INT D 520 ) that is supervised jointly by faculty from both departments and whose subject integrates both disciplines. In these circumstances, students will complete INT D 520  in place of PHIL 498 .

Notes

  1. In no case can more than one reading course (i.e., ★3) be applied toward satisfying Combined Honors requirements.
  2. 400-level PHIL courses offered by St Joseph’s College may not be applied to the 400-level requirement for the Combined Honors in Philosophy program.
  3. PHIL 493  may be taken at most twice.

Promotion and Graduation Requirements

In a Combined Honors program, students must meet the promotion and graduation standards of each discipline. The requirements in Philosophy are outlined in Honors in Philosophy.

Major or Minor in Philosophy

Degree of BA

Faculty requirements

See Bachelor of Arts (BA)  for general Faculty requirements for a major or minor, in addition to the Philosophy Department’s specific requirements.

Philosophy as a major requires a minimum of ★30 to a maximum of ★48 at the senior level in PHIL.

Students selecting Philosophy as a major are required to take the following courses (Note: if PHIL 120  is selected to meet a. below, it is a junior level course that does not apply to the ★30 senior level requirement):

one of

(Formal Reasoning)

two of

(History of Philosophy)

one of

(Metaphysics/Mind/Epistemology requirement)

one of

(Ethics/Political Philosophy/Aesthetics requirement)

★6 at the 400-level.

Philosophy as a minor requires a minimum of ★12 to a maximum of ★42 in PHIL at the senior level including

  • at least ★6 at the 200-level; and
  • at least ★6 at the 300- or 400-level.

Notes

  1. In no case can more than one reading course (i.e., ★3) be applied toward satisfying major or minor requirements.
  2. 400-level PHIL courses offered by St Joseph’s College may not be applied to the 400-level requirement for a major or minor in Philosophy.