Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

About this programme

For the 2020-2021 school year, the federal and provincial governments have significantly expanded grants and loans and made them easier to access. Visit the Kamloops campus, sit in on lectures, take a campus tour, have lunch with a current TRU student — and more! » Register now Carefully consider the nature of the universe, humanity's place in it, the proper conduct of individual and social life, and what we can know. Have you questioned how the concepts of happiness, justice and freedom have evolved over time and been shaped by the great thinkers of history? Are you fascinated by the meaning of ideas and how bygone and modern cultures have approached life’s questions and human realities? Philosophy is the study of knowledge, reason, existence, and value. Philosophy is both a study of questions and thinkers and a methodology. Philosophical questions are sometimes called the Big Questions because they deal with the most fundamental ways in which humanity connects with, and understands the world and itself. These questions deal with ethics, knowledge, reality, beauty, existence and more. Asking and answering these sorts of questions require using reason, logic and other argumentative and judicious skills. The philosophical exploration of the Big Questions produces skills in problem solving, text analysis, writing, deciphering of difficult texts and unparalleled analytical skills. Couple these skills with the classical and contemporary knowledge gained from some of the foremost thinkers in history and you have a commanding degree.