Philosophy
List of Programs in Philosophy
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Studies schedule for 2010-2011 (included in guide)
The Dominican University College offers students a strong general education in philosophy, through the systematic study of the principal schools of thought as well as major philosophical themes.
In addition to the quality of student support and the competency of its teachers, the College is recognized for its approach of teaching original texts. Teachers guide students through great philosophers’ works by reading directly the texts and not secondary literature. Students therefore acquire a rigorous method as well as self-confidence when dealing with authors and philosophical issues. One of the College’s strengths is to allow students to situate philosophers and their ideas in history, understanding the environment that allowed ideas to develop and establishing the essential links that bind them. Students are then able to link new tendencies in modern philosophy to its rich sources and tradition.
The College is a Catholic institution, open to all schools of thought. Studies range from the Greek philosophers to Saint-Augustine and Saint-Thomas Aquinas, Descartes and Kant, and modern and post-modern philosophers, in an attempt to understand and link the various philosophical currents. The College is a place of dialogue, open to all avenues of thinking, in the great Dominican tradition of the exploration of knowledge.
Graduate studies
Graduate studies are focused on research, specifically in the following fields:
Metaphysics and History of philosophy
Continental philosophy
Philosophy programs
Undergraduate programs
Certificate in Philosophy: C.I.P. (30 credits)
The certificate offers a basic philosophical culture, allowing students to understand major issues and getting acquainted with the main schools of philosophy.
Bachelor of Arts with Concentration in Philosophy: B.A (Ph.)
The Bachelor of Arts is for people who wish to acquire a good philosophical culture and understand concepts and structures of thought that will help them in their career, whatever their field of expertise.
Students from Ontario and Canadian provinces excluding Quebec.
Directly after high school: 90 credit program with a minimum of 48 credits in philosophy.
With one year of university studies, 60 credit program with a minimum of 48 credits in philosophy.
Students from Quebec
With a DEC: 60 credit program with a minimum of 48 credits in philosophy.
Without a DEC: 90 credit program with a minimum of 48 credits in philosophy.
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Philosophy
The B. Ph. is for students looking to obtain an in depth knowledge of philosophy in order to pursue graduate studies in the field.
Students from Ontario and Canadian provinces excluding Quebec.
- Directly after high school: 120 credit program with a minimum of 72 credits in philosophy.
- With one year of university studies, 90 credit program with a minimum of 72 credits in philosophy.
Students from Quebec
- With a DEC: 90 credit program with a minimum of 72 credits in philosophy.
- Without a DEC: 120 credit program with a minimum of 72 credits in philosophy.
Graduate studies
These programs are offered in English only, but essays and theses can be presented in French or English
Master of Arts in Philosophy: M.A.
Four research seminars and a master’s thesis.
Doctorate in Philosophy: Ph.D
Six (one term) courses, candidacy examination and a doctoral thesis.
