The first provides a traditional course of study in philosophy, the remaining two are designed to cater for students with a specific career interest in law, public policy or politics, and for students primarily interested in the part of philosophy that lies on one of the most exciting of today's interdisciplinary interfaces, cognitive science.

All students majoring in Philosophy and not writing an honors thesis must complete a total of nine courses (27 credits) in Philosophy. All students majoring in Philosophy and writing an honors thesis must complete ten courses (31 credits). In this case, honors thesis work in H499 and H500 counts for two courses and 7 credits. (One of these seven credits is a Writing Requirement credit.)

A full list of our courses can be found by clicking here: Course Catalogue

For the Standard Major in Philosophy, the course requirements are: the two-course sequence in the history of philosophy (201, 202); one course in logic (106, 121, or 304, with 121 or higher strongly recommended); one course in ethics (103, 105, 351, 355, 356, 357 or 358); and at least two courses at the 600 level. Please note: Students may not count more than 3 classes at the 100-level toward the standard major.

For the track in Law, Morality, and Society (registrar's abbreviation "PHLM") the course requirements are: the two course sequence in classics of political philosophy (211, 212); one course in critical thinking or logic (106 or 121); four other courses in ethics, political philosophy or the philosophy of law (103, 105, 334, 351, 355, 356, 358, 364, 365, H499, H500, 613, 651, 652, 672, 674, or 675); one course outside these areas at the 300 level or above. At least two courses must be at the 600 level.

For the track in Language, Mind, and Knowledge (registrar's abbreviation "PHMK") the course requirements are: the two course sequence in the history of philosophy (201, 202); one course in logic (121 or higher); five other courses in the philosophy of language, mind, or knowledge (104, 220, 312, 341, 342, 375, 380, H499, H500, 609, 612, 617, 618, 619, 662); one additional course at the 300-level or above. At least two of these courses must be at the 600 level.