Program Structure

Please follow the program structure outlined in the Academic Calendar from your FIRST academic year as a student at St. Thomas University. Find the Academic Calendars HERE. If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor. 

Honours

Honours in Philosophy may be taken in accordance with general university and departmental regulations. Students honouring in philosophy must include a minimum of 54 credit hours in philosophy in their program of studies, among which must be:

1. The equivalent of six (6) credit hours* of introductory courses from among:
   PHIL 1013 What is Philosophy? (Historical Introduction 1)
   PHIL 1023 What is Philosophy? (Historical Introduction 2)

   PHIL 1033 Atheism: An Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1043 Free Will: An Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1053 Myth and Reason: and Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1063 Life and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1073 Robot & Animal Ethics: An Introduction to Philosophy

   * A maximum of six (6) credit hours at the first-year level can be used to satisfy the Honours or Major requirements; any additional credit hours at the first-year level may satisfy only other degree requirements.
   

   
   
   
2. the equivalent of six (6) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 2213 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
   PHIL 2233 Contemporary Moral Philosophy
   PHIL 2243 Current Issues in Ethics
   

   PHIL 2253 Ethics of Sustainability: Thinking, Acting Green

   PHIL 2263 The Art of Living: Ancient Greek Strategies for Happiness in the XXIst Century
   
   

3. the equivalent of twelve (12) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 2113 Ancient Philosophy I
   PHIL 2123 Ancient Philosophy II
   PHIL 2133 Medieval Philosophy: Augustine, Neoplatonism and Arabic Philosophy
   PHIL 2143 Medieval Philosophy: Pre-Modernity and the Rise and Fall of Scholasticism
   PHIL 2153 Rationalism
   PHIL 2163 Empiricism
   
   
4. PHIL 2513 Introduction to Logic
   
   
5. the equivalent of three (3) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 3663 Analytic Philosophy: Metaphysics and the Linguistic Turn
   PHIL 3673 Analytic Philosophy: Theories of Knowledge and Justification
   PHIL 3683 Epistemology
   
   
6. the equivalent of three (3) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 3543 Existential Philosophy
   PHIL 3583 Phenomenology
   PHIL 3653 Contemporary Continental Philosophy
   PHIL 3763 Martin Heidegger
   
   
7. six (6) credit hours from between:
   PHIL 4886 Honours Seminar
   PHIL 4996 Honours Thesis

Major

Students majoring in philosophy must include a minimum of 36 credit hours in philosophy in their program of studies. These 36 credit hours must include:

1. The equivalent of six (6) credit hours* of introductory courses from among:
   PHIL 1013 What is Philosophy? (Historical Introduction 1)
   PHIL 1023 What is Philosophy? (Historical Introduction 2)
   PHIL 1033 Atheism: An Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1043 Free Will: An Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1053 Myth and Reason: and Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1063 Life and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy
   PHIL 1073 Robot & Animal Ethics: An Introduction to Philosophy

   * A maximum of six (6) credit hours at the first-year level can be used to satisfy the Honours or Major requirements; any additional credit hours at the first-year level may satisfy only other degree requirements.

   
   
   
2. the equivalent of six (6) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 2213 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
   PHIL 2233 Contemporary Moral Philosophy
   PHIL 2243 Current Issues in Ethics
   

   PHIL 2253 Ethics of Sustainability

   PHIL 2263 The Art of Living: Ancient Greek Strategies for Happiness in the XXIst Century
   
   

3. the equivalent of twelve (12) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 2113 Ancient Philosophy I
   PHIL 2123 Ancient Philosophy II
   PHIL 2133 Medieval Philosophy I
   PHIL 2143 Medieval Philosophy II
   PHIL 2153 Early Modern Philosophy I
   PHIL 2163 Early Modern Philosophy II
   
   
4. PHIL 2513 Introduction to Logic
   
   
5. the equivalent of three (3) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 3663 Analytic Philosophy I
   PHIL 3673 Analytic Philosophy II
   PHIL 3683 Topics in Epistemology
   
   
6. the equivalent of three (3) credit hours from among:
   PHIL 3543 Existential Philosophy
   PHIL 3583 Phenomenology
   PHIL 3653 Contemporary Continental Philosophy
   PHIL 3763 Martin Heidegger

Each student honouring or majoring in philosophy is required to choose a member of the Department as programme Adviser.

Minor

Any 18 credit hours in philosophy suffice to constitute a Minor in Philosophy. 

The Department’s course offerings are listed according to areas within the discipline as follows:

I. Introductory Courses
II. History of Philosophy
III. Moral Philosophy
IV. Legal and Political Philosophy
V. Themes and Authors
VI. Tutorials and Independent Studies