Philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough

In our philosophy program, we keep our class sizes small and make philosophical issues come to life. You’ll get to know award-winning faculty members in a tight-knit department, and our passionate teachers bring their cutting-edge, internationally known research to their courses. Our focus is on developing your skills for evidence-based and reasoned argument and debate. Every course shares the goal of teaching you:

How to think critically and analytically about difficult questions that cannot be studied experimentally.
How to construct and assess arguments.
How to write clear and incisive essays.

We cover philosophical theories and teach you to use intellectual techniques such as sophisticated reading, reasoning and logic, modelling and clear writing. You’ll explore the ideas that underlie controversial issues in politics, morality, science, religion, art and more.

Department
Philosophy

Degree offered
Honours Bachelor of Arts

Program options
Specialist, Major, Minor

Enriched learning

Co-op

Experiential Learning

Sample courses

Introduction to Ethics
Belief, Knowledge and Truth
Metaphysics

Program details

Admissions
Social Sciences & Humanities

Department
Philosophy

Degree offered
Honours Bachelor of Arts

Program Options
Specialist, Major, Minor

Combined degree options

Enriched Learning

Co-op

Experiential Learning

Sample courses

Introduction to Ethics
Belief, Knowledge and Truth
Metaphysics

Why study philosophy at U of T Scarborough?

Centre your studies at U of T Scarborough – a diverse, smaller campus within a world-class institution dedicated to outstanding global education and student experience. Go beyond the classroom with campus clubs, volunteer opportunities, study abroad, and a variety of work experience programs including paid co-op.

Get hands-on skills and experience using evidence and reasoning for argument and debate.

Explore a range of topics including art, feminism, politics, techniques of argument and theories of the mind.

We get to know you in our close-knit department, and you’ll have many opportunities to interact with award-winning faculty and students in your program.

Join the Socrates Project and develop your leadership, critical thinking and research skills while earning a competitive salary. This experiential learning opportunity has students work as teaching assistants in introductory philosophy courses while carrying out an intensive independent research project.