Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . Does life have meaning? What should we believe? What duties do we have to each other, to our society and to the environment? Philosophy addresses the fundamental questions in our lives and offers the chance to explore and debate these issues. You will discover that philosophy touches on almost every area of study, as all major developments in biology, economics, mathematics, physics and psychology started out as philosophical hypotheses. You will examine morality, the nature of the mind, and the structure of human thinking and y ou will engage in critical and creative thinking about fundamental questions, such as what is meant by a worthwhile life, what sense there is to the universe, what it means to be a good person, and what makes a just society. This degree program is flexible and offers you the opportunity to take courses in many different subject areas. Here’s what a typical first-year schedule might look like: a Eligible course for the major b One of the course options to complete the Indigenous Learning Requirement c One of the course options to complete the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement d One of the course options which may be used in the Breadth, Cognate, and/or Electives Requirements The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for this program.