Programme | Requirements | Audit Sheet |
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Minor Concentration |
Jump to听Minor Requirements |
(updated 03/30/2023) |
Major Concentration |
Jump to听Major Requirements |
(updated 03/30/2023) |
Joint Honours |
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(updated 03/30/2023) |
Honours |
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(updated 03/30/2023) |
Note that, for Philosophy programs, the list of courses that fulfills each group is an open list. Other PHIL courses may be able to be used to fulfill each group. Topics courses, Major Philosophers, and Seminars (600-level) can often count for different groups, from year to year, depending on course content. Consult a Philosophy advisor if you want to count such courses towards specific groups in your program (they will need to document the course on an audit sheet for you, but note that courses cannot double-count).
This form shows an Philosophy program requirements
(updated 07/30/2024).
For some information regarding Honours/Joint Honours Theses and Independent Research Courses, see the menu item in the sidebar.
Honours
60 credits in philosophy, to include:
- 210, or equivalent, and one of: 306, 310, 370, 410, 411, 415, 419, 421, 470
- 301
- 334, and one of: 230, 237, 240, 241, 242, 327, 349
- two of: 345, 350, 353, 354, 355, 452, 453, 454
- two of: 360, 361, 366, 367, 444, 445
- one of: 375, 474, 475
- 12 credits from 400 or higher level courses (not including the honours tutorial), at least 3 credits of which must be at the 500 or higher level*
- 6 credits of Honours tutorial with thesis (499D)
See some general information听on Honours Theses in the Department of Philosophy.
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*听The 500-level or higher course requirement for Honours and Joint Honours is intended to be fulfilled with a philosophy seminar course. Seminars are all now offered at the 600-level, in which undergraduate students can register with permission. You can register for a seminar using this 600-level course form. Students who have difficulty registering or are refused by the Faculty, should contact the听info.philosophy [at] mcgill.ca (Undergraduate Program Coordinator).
*听Students may count a maximum of 12 credits of 200-level courses (not including PHIL 210) towards the completion of a Philosophy program. Students may only count one of PHIL 200, 201, and 202 towards the completion of a Philosophy program. PHIL 200, 201, and 202 do not count for any groups. Students may use any of PHIL 200, 201, or 202 as an Arts elective(s), if they are not otherwise using it/them as counting towards a Philosophy programme.
Honours students must maintain a 3.0 CGPA and have a 3.0 GPA in Philosophy courses.听听
Joint Honours
36 credits in philosophy, to include:
- 210, or equivalent, and one of: 306, 310, 370, 410, 411, 415, 419, 421, 470
- 301
- 334, and one of: 230, 237, 240, 241, 242, 327, 349
- two of: 345, 350, 353, 354, 355, 452, 453, 454; OR
- two of: 360, 361, 366, 367, 444, 445
- one of: 375, 474, 475
- 9 credits of 400 or higher level courses(not including the honours tutorial), at least 3 credits of which must be at the 500 or higher level*
- 3 credits of Honours tutorial with thesis, which can take either of two forms: a 6 credit interdisciplinary thesis, or a 3-credit thesis in Philosophy (PHIL 498).
See听some general information听on Honours Theses in the Department of Philosophy.
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*听Clarification: the 500-level or higher course requirement for Honours and Joint Honours is intended to be fulfilled with a philosophy seminar course. Seminars are all now offered at the 600-level, in which undergraduate students can register with permission. You can register for a seminar using this 600-level course form. Students who have difficulty registering or are refused by the Faculty, should contact the info.philosophy [at] mcgill.ca (Undergraduate Program Coordinator).
*听Students may count a maximum of 12 credits of 200-level courses (not including PHIL 210) towards the completion of a Philosophy program. Students may only count one of PHIL 200, 201, and 202 towards the completion of a Philosophy program. PHIL 200, 201, and 202 do not count for any groups. Students may use any of PHIL 200, 201, or 202 as an Arts elective(s), if they are not otherwise using it/them as counting towards a Philosophy programme.
Joint Honours students must maintain a 3.0 CGPA and have a 3.0 GPA in Philosophy courses.
Major Concentration
(36 credits)
Required Course (3 credits)
Complementary Courses (33 credits)
33 credits, of which no more than 9 may be at the 200-level, and at least 9 must be at the 400 or higher level, distributed as follows:
6 credits, one course from each of Groups A and B:
Group A
- PHIL 304 Chomsky
- PHIL 370 Problems Analytic Phil
- PHIL 410 Adv Topics in Logic 1
Group B
6 credits, two courses from Group C OR two from Group D:
Group C
- PHIL 357 Late Medieval and Renaissance Phil
Group D
6 credits, one course from each of Groups E and F:
Group E
- PHIL 241 Political Phil 2
Group F
15 additional credits from the lists above or from other Philosophy courses.
*听Students may count a maximum of 9 credits of 200-level courses towards the completion of a Philosophy program.听Students may only count one of PHIL 200, 201, and 202 towards the completion of a Philosophy program.听Students may use any of PHIL 200, 201, or 202 as an Arts elective(s), if they are not otherwise using it/them as counting towards a Philosophy programme.
Minor Concentration
(18 credits)
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
15 credits from Groups A - E, with one course from at least four of the five groups.
In total, no more than 9 credits may be at the 200-level, and at least 3 credits must be at the 400 or higher level.
Group A
- PHIL 241 Political Phil 2
Group B
- PHIL 220 Intro Hist and Phil of Science
- PHIL 304 Chomsky
- PHIL 370 Problems Analytic Phil
- PHIL 410 Adv Topics in Logic 1
Group C
Group D
- PHIL 357 Late Medieval and Renaissance Phil
Group E
3 additional credits from the lists above or from other Philosophy courses.
*听Students may count a maximum of 9 credits of 200-level courses towards the completion of a Philosophy program. Students may only count one of PHIL 200, 201, and 202 towards the completion of a Philosophy program. Students may use any of PHIL 200, 201, or 202 as an Arts elective(s), if they are not otherwise using it/them as counting towards a Philosophy programme.