Course offerings and outlines
Fall 2017 (1177) semester
Course information for Summer 2014 (1144) and earlier can be viewed on the Philosophy Department course archives. Course information for Fall 2014 (1147) and later can be found through the course outline repository.
Courses at the 100, 200, and 300 levels are 3 credit hours each. Courses at the 400 level are 4 credit hours each. Honours Tutorials are 5 credit hours each. Graduate courses (800 level) are 5 credit hours each.
The following courses can be repeated for additional credit provided that the topic is different: PHIL 131, 302, 314, 321, 331, 332, 333, 357, 421W, 435, 451W, 455W, 467W. Please note that any of the other PHIL courses, when taken a second time, will be considered a repeat, even if it has a different topic from a previous offering.
Outlines:
100-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 100W D100 | Knowledge and Reality |
Rosemary Twomey |
Mo, We
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
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| PHIL 100W D900 | Knowledge and Reality |
Jennifer Warriner |
Mo
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
SUR 2750, Surrey
|
| PHIL 100W J200 | Knowledge and Reality |
Lyle Crawford |
Mo
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 1520, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 105 D100 | Critical Thinking |
David Heide |
Mo
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
SWH 10081, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 110 D100 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Tom Donaldson |
Tu, Th
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 110 D900 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Jonathan Katz |
Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
SUR 5240, Surrey
|
| PHIL 120W D100 | Moral Problems |
Sam Black |
Tu
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
SSCB 9200, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 120W E200 | Moral Problems |
Daniel Hooley |
We
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 2205, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 121 D100 | Global Justice |
Endre Begby |
Tu, Th
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
|
RCB 8100, Burnaby
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| PHIL 144 D100 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science |
Simon Pollon |
Mo, We
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
SSCC 9000, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 150 D100 | History of Philosophy I |
Rosemary Twomey |
Mo
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
We 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
BLU 10021, Burnaby
BLU 10021, Burnaby |
| PHIL 150 D900 | History of Philosophy I |
Simon Pollon |
Th
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
SUR 5100, Surrey
|
200-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 203 D100 | Metaphysics |
Philip Hanson |
Mo, We, Fr
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
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SWH 10051, Burnaby
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| PHIL 221 D100 | Ethical Theory |
Evan Tiffany |
Mo
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
We 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
WMC 3535, Burnaby
AQ 5030, Burnaby |
300-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 300 E100 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Jennifer Warriner |
Mo
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
HCC 2245, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 302 D100 | Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Naturalism, Truth and Logic) |
Philip Hanson |
Mo
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
We 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM |
WMC 3510, Burnaby
AQ 5008, Burnaby |
| PHIL 320 D100 | Social and Political Philosophy |
Jennifer Warriner |
Tu
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
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AQ 4130, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 327 D100 | Global Health Ethics |
Jeremy Snyder |
Fr
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
BLU 9021, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 329 D100 | Law and Philosophy |
Sam Black |
Th
11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
|
AQ 5007, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 332 D100 | Selected Topics (Consciousness) |
Jason Leardi |
Mo
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
AQ 5005, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 333 D100 | Selected Topics (Phil of Race and Gender) |
Fatema Amijee |
We
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
BLU 10031, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 343 D100 | Philosophy of Mind |
Jason Leardi |
Mo
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
AQ 5005, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 356 D100 | 18th Century Philosophy |
David Heide |
Tu
11:30 AM – 2:20 PM
|
SWH 10061, Burnaby
|
400-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 421W E100 | Advanced Topics in Ethical Theory (Genealogies of Morality) |
Nicholas Smyth |
Mo
5:30 PM – 9:20 PM
|
WMC 3531, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 455W E100 | Contemporary Issues in Epistemology and Metaphysics (The Metaphysics of Properties) |
Jennifer Wang |
We
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
AQ 5008, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 467W D100 | Seminar II (Semantics & Pragmatics) |
Endre Begby |
Th
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
AQ 5004, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 477 D100 | Honours Tutorial I |
(Faculty Supervisor) Faculty |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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| PHIL 478 D100 | Honours Tutorial II |
(Faculty Supervisor) Faculty |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
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Graduate-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 802 G100 | Selected Topics in Epistemology (Knowledge, Context, Prob.) |
Jonathan Ichikawa |
Tu
6:00 PM – 8:50 PM
|
HCC 1500, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 803 G100 | Selected Topics in Metaphysics (The Metaphysics of Properties) |
Jennifer Wang |
We
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
AQ 5008, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 806 G100 | Selected Topics in Philosophy of Language (Semantics and Pragmatics) |
Endre Begby |
Th
4:30 PM – 8:20 PM
|
AQ 5004, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 825 G100 | Selected Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (Genealogies of Morality) |
Nicholas Smyth |
Mo
5:30 PM – 9:20 PM
|
WMC 3531, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 880 G100 | Pro-Seminar |
Holly Andersen |
Fr
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
WMC 5602, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 898 G100 | MA Thesis |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
|
| PHIL 899 G100 | Non-Thesis Project Completion |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
|
| PHIL 998 G100 | PhD Thesis |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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First year students can also take the following PHIL special topics course: FASS 101 D002 - SciFi and Philosophy. This course can be used as a prerequisite for PHIL 201 and PHIL 203.
Philosophy Courses with WQB 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 (History of Philosophy I) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 151 (History of Philosophy II) | B-Hum | |
| PHIL 210 (Natural Deductive Logic) | Q | |
| PHIL 300 (Introduction to Philosophy) | B-Hum |
|
| PHIL 310 (Axiomatic Logic) |
Q |
Breadth Courses
If you are a Philosophy Major, you will need Breadth courses from OUTSIDE of Philosophy.
Here are some Breadth Social Sciences and Quantitative courses that you might find interesting:
ECON 102 (The World Economy) B-Soc
ECON 103 (Principles of Microeconomics) Q/B-Soc
ECON 104 (Economics and Government) B-Soc
ECON 105 (Principles of Macroeconomics) Q/B-Soc
For more information on Economics courses, or for a Minor in Economics, you can contact the Undergraduate Advisors in the Department of Economics: Tracey Sherwood or Azam Bhatti .