Ethical issues are taking on a greater importance in society and in our lives. Think, for example, of the questions raised by medical advances that challenge our concepts of life and death, or the privacy issues created by the growing use of the Internet. This multidisciplinary program in ethics is both theoretical and applied. You reflect on fundamental issues in moral and political philosophy and come to understand the nature of ethics issues in health care, business, law, communication, criminology, social work, public affairs and other areas.
This program is offered in English and in French.
The French immersion stream is available with this program.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Skills | ||
| ENG 1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 Units |
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction | ||
| Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry | ||
| Compulsory courses at the 2000 level | ||
| PHI 2170 | Logic I | 3 Units |
| PHI 2174 | Ethics | 3 Units |
| PHI 2183 | Political Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 2380 | Greek Philosophy or the Birth of Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 2383 | Modern Philosophy | 3 Units |
| Compulsory courses at the 3000 level | ||
| PHI 3164 | Contemporary Ethical Theories | 3 Units |
| PHI 3165 | Contemporary Political Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 3395 | Philosophy of Law | 3 Units |
| Compulsory courses at the 4000 level | ||
| PHI 4164 | Texts in Ethics and Political Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 4311 | Problems in Contemporary Political Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 4312 | Problems in Contemporary Ethics | 3 Units |
| Optional courses | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Reasoning and Critical Thinking | ||
| Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Moral Reasoning | ||
| Philosophy: Themes and Texts | ||
| 3 optional course units in philosophy from list A or from: | 3 Units | |
| Continental Philosophy | ||
| Origins of Analytic Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | ||
| 6 optional course units in philosophy from list B | 6 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in philosophy from list C | 6 Units | |
| 60 elective course units | 60 Units | |
| Total: | 120 Units | |
The electives may be replaced by a combination of a Minor, Option(s), and/or elective units. Consult the Faculty of Arts website for more information.
List of optional courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| List A - History of Philosophy | ||
| PHI 3108 | Texts in Modern Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 3370 | Plato: The Philosopher as Poet, Lover, Dialectician and King | 3 Units |
| PHI 3380 | Aristotle. The Pursuit of Wisdom for its Own Sake | 3 Units |
| PHI 3382 | Kant and Critical Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 3386 | Topics in 19th Century Philosophy 1 | 3 Units |
| PHI 3387 | Philosophy of the Enlightenment | 3 Units |
| PHI 4160 | Greek Philosophical Texts | 3 Units |
| PHI 4307 | Texts in French Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 4385 | Hegel and German Idealism | 3 Units |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| List B - Metaphysics and Theory of Knowledge | ||
| PHI 3105 | Phenomenology | 3 Units |
| PHI 3125 | Philosophy of Cognitive Science | 3 Units |
| PHI 3170 | Topics in Theory of Knowledge 1 | 3 Units |
| PHI 3171 | Logic II | 3 Units |
| PHI 3174 | Topics in Metaphysics | 3 Units |
| PHI 3390 | Philosophical Logic | 3 Units |
| PHI 3391 | Philosophy of Language | 3 Units |
| PHI 3396 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 3 Units |
| PHI 4308 | Texts in American Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 4309 | Wittgenstein | 3 Units |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| List C - Ethics and Political Philosophy | ||
| PHI 2385 | Ethical Questions | 3 Units |
| PHI 2390 | Philosophy of Feminism and Gender | 3 Units |
| PHI 2393 | Philosophy of Culture | 3 Units |
| PHI 2394 | Scientific Thought and Social Values | 3 Units |
| PHI 2396 | Bioethics | 3 Units |
| PHI 2397 | Business Ethics | 3 Units |
| PHI 2398 | Environmental Ethics | 3 Units |
| PHI 2399 | Questions in Political Philosophy | 3 Units |
| PHI 3164 | Contemporary Ethical Theories | 3 Units |
| PHI 3165 | Contemporary Political Philosophy | 3 Units |
| 1 | This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice. |