Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
- 4 years
- Duration
- 19,976 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kamloops / Canada
- Location
- Thompson River University
- School
Program description
Consider the nature of the universe, humanity's position in it, proper individual and social behaviour, and what we can know.
Have you ever considered how the ideas of happiness, justice, and freedom have evolved over time and been shaped by history's great thinkers? Are you interested in the meaning of ideas and how ancient and modern cultures handled life's questions and human realities?
The study of information, reason, existence, and value is known as philosophy. Philosophy is a methodology as well as a study of issues and thinkers. The Big Questions are philosophical questions that deal with the most basic ways in which humanity interacts with and understands the world and itself. These inquiries concern ethics, knowledge, truth, beauty, existence, and other topics.
Asking and answering such inquiries necessitates the use of reason, logic, and other argumentative and judicious skills. The philosophical study of the Big Questions produces problem solving, text analysis, writing, difficult text deciphering, and unparalleled analytical skills. Combine these abilities with classical and current knowledge acquired from some of history's most influential thinkers, and you have a commanding degree.
Whether you use your Philosophy background as a springboard into a new profession or as preparation for a specific career goal, a foundation in philosophy is a valuable component of your education and future.
Program structure
Lower level
- Introduction to Philosophy: Great Thinkers: Ancient to Enlightenment
- Introduction to Philosophy: Great Thinkers: Enlightenment to Modern
- Introduction to Philosophy: Problem and Themes
- Substance, Change, and Identity
- Foundations of Philosophy: Knowledge, Certainty and Skepticism
- Introduction to Ethics
- Contemporary Moral Issues (HUM)
- Elementary Formal Logic
- Plus another lower level PHIL course.
Upper level
- Ethics
- The Rationalists: Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz
- The Empiricists: Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
- Modern European Philosophy
- Topics in Continental Philosophy
- Metaphysics
- Knowledge, Power and Credibility
- Capstone
- Additional 5 courses in PHIL
Price
- Tuition — 8,861 CAD/semester (up to 12 credits)
- Application Fees — 100 CAD (one time, non-refundable)
- General Fees — 553 CAD (per semester for 12 credits)
- Health Fees — 75 CAD (per month)
- TRUSU Extended Heath & Dental Plan — 248 CAD (per year)
Requirements for applicants
- Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
- English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)
Students usually declare a major before the beginning of their third year of courses, but they must meet specific lower-level requirements to be admitted. All candidates are assigned a Major Program Advisor. Students are expected to meet with their advisor to ensure that they qualify and that appropriate courses are selected.
About the university
The success of our students is our top goal here at Thompson Rivers University. Our varied community, personalized student services, opportunities for real-world application, and adaptable curriculum give each student the tools they need to succeed.
TRU has approximately 140 on-campus programs and over 60 Open Learning programs, ranging from traditional academics to trades, certifications to graduate degrees. Co-op work terms, undergraduate research, field schools and practicums, service learning, and other programs give our students the chance to put their knowledge into practice under the supervision of approachable faculty mentors. Our open, adaptable classroom encourages exploration, production, and discovery. Our students do, too.
Our Mission
TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, sustainable university that provides high-quality, adaptable education, training, research, and scholarship to its local, national, and worldwide student body and the communities it serves.
Our Campuses
Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, TRU's Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses lie in the traditional territory of the Secwepemc peoples.
