Course offerings and outlines
Fall 2024 (1247) term - all classes in person.
Course units: 100, 200, and 300 levels: 3 units each; 400 level: 4 units each.
REPEATS: the following courses can be repeated for additional credit provided that the topic is different: PHIL 131, 302, 314, 321, 326, 331, 332, 333, 342, 343, 344, 346, 357, 421W, 435, 451W, 455W, 467W. Any of the other PHIL courses, when taken a second time, will be considered a repeat, even if the topic is different from a previous offering.
100-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 100W D100 | Knowledge and Reality |
Thomas Donaldson
|
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| PHIL 105 D100 | Critical Thinking |
Lyle Crawford
|
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| PHIL 110 D100 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Bruno Guindon
|
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| PHIL 120W D100 | Moral and Legal Problems |
Sam Black
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 144 B100 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science |
Qiu Lin
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| PHIL 150 D100 | Great Works in the History of Philosophy |
Michaela Manson
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| PHIL 150 D900 | Great Works in the History of Philosophy |
Michaela Manson
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Surrey
|
200-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 203 B100 | Metaphysics |
Jennifer Wang
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 221 D100 | Ethical Theory |
Chelsea Rosenthal
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
300-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 300 D100 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Lyle Crawford
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 302 B100 | Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Philosophy of Machine Learning) |
Yuting Kino Zhao
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 315 D100 | Formal Methods |
Gregory Lauro
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m. Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby Burnaby |
| PHIL 320 D100 | Social and Political Philosophy |
Chelsea Rosenthal
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 329 B100 | Law and Justice |
Evan Tiffany
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 332 D100 | Selected Topics (Consciousness) |
Kathleen Akins
|
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby Burnaby |
| PHIL 341 D100 | Philosophy of Science |
Holly Andersen
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m. Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby Burnaby |
| PHIL 344 D100 | Topics in the Philosophy of Language (Thought and Communication) |
Endre Begby
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby Burnaby |
| PHIL 345W D100 | Philosophy of Mathematics |
Gregory Lauro
|
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
400-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 455W D100 | Advanced Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Pragmatism) |
Holly Andersen
|
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| PHIL 467W D100 | Advanced Seminar (Materialisms) |
Thomas Donaldson
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 479 D100 | Honours Tutorial in Philosophy |
. TBA
|
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
Graduate-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 802 G100 | Selected Topics in Epistemology (Epistemic Luck) |
Bruno Guindon
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 803 G100 | Selected Topics in Metaphysics (Social Metaphysics) |
Jennifer Wang
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 804 G100 | Selected Topics in Philosophy of Science (Scientific Perspectivism) |
Yuting Kino Zhao
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 825 G100 | Selected Topics in Social and Political Philosophy |
Scott Anderson
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 6:00–8:50 p.m.
|
Vancouver
|
| PHIL 880 G100 | Pro-Seminar |
Evan Tiffany
|
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| PHIL 899 G100 | Professional Paper Project Completion |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
Philosophy Courses with Writing, Quantitative or Breadth designations:
| PHIL 100W (Knowledge and Reality) | W/B-Hum | |
| PHIL 105 (Critical Thinking) - formerly PHIL XX1 | Q/B-Soc/Sci | |
| PHIL 110 (Introduction to Logic and Reasoning) | Q | |
| PHIL 120W (Moral Problems) | W/B-Hum | |
| PHIL 121 (Global Justice) | B-Hum/Soc | |
| PHIL 131 (Selected Topics) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 144 (Introduction to Philosophy of Science) | B-Hum/Sci | |
| PHIL 150 (Great Works in the History of Philosophy) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 300 (Introduction to Philosophy) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 310 (Logic, Proofs and Set Theory) | Q |
|
| PHIL 345W, 421W, 451W, 455W, 467W | W |
Upper Division Electives
If you are looking for upper division courses outside of Philosophy, click here for an updated list of electives with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Breadth Courses
If you are a Philosophy Major, you will also need Breadth courses from OUTSIDE of Philosophy. You can find a full list of Breadth designated courses here. Search gosfu for current offerings.