Course offerings and outlines
Summer 2018 (1184) semester
Note: 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 |
Jill McIntosh |
Mo, We
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 105 D100 | Critical Thinking |
Jill McIntosh |
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 110 D100 | Introduction to Logic and Reasoning |
Nicolas Fillion |
Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
|
SSCC 9001, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 120W D100 | Moral Problems |
Jennifer Warriner |
Mo, We
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
RCB IMAGTH, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 121 E100 | Global Justice |
Brian Thomas |
We
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
HCC 1425, Vancouver
|
200-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 221 D100 | Ethical Theory |
Jennifer Warriner |
Mo
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
We 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
SWH 10051, Burnaby
WMC 3255, Burnaby |
300-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 300 E100 | Introduction to Philosophy |
Brian Thomas |
Th
4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
|
HCC 1325, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 322 D100 | History of Ethics |
Nicholas Smyth |
Mo
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
We 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM |
WMC 2220, Burnaby
WMC 2220, Burnaby |
| PHIL 343 D100 | Philosophy of Mind |
Jill McIntosh |
Tu
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Th 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM |
WMC 2507, Burnaby
WMC 3255, Burnaby |
| PHIL 357 D100 | Topics in the History of Philosophy (Early Analytic Philosophy) |
Fatema Amijee |
We, Fr
9:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
SECB 1012, Burnaby
|
400-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 435 D100 | Selected Topics (Early Modern Moral Educatn) |
Lisa Shapiro |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
| PHIL 455W D100 | Contemporary Issues in Epistemology and Metaphysics (Formal Epistemology) |
Nicolas Fillion |
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
WMC 3253, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 477 D100 | Honours Tutorial I | |||
| PHIL 478 D100 | Honours Tutorial II |
Graduate-level courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 815 G100 | Selected Topics in Formal Studies (Formal Epistemology) |
Nicolas Fillion |
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
WMC 3253, Burnaby
|
| PHIL 825 G100 | Selected Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (Moral Epistemology) |
Matt Bedke |
Mo, Th
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
HCC 2290, Vancouver
|
| PHIL 861 G100 | Directed Studies: Selected Topics I (Early Modern Moral Educatn) |
Lisa Shapiro |
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
| PHIL 898 G100 | MA Thesis | |||
| PHIL 899 G100 | Non-Thesis Project Completion | |||
| PHIL 998 G100 | PhD Thesis |
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 .