{"id":17,"date":"2010-03-08T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:15:38","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/undergraduate-studies\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Undergraduate Studies\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department provides superior education in philosophy. Programs and courses span the entire history of western philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of mind and psychology, logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, metaphysics and epistemology. In addition to four-year Honours and three-year General degrees, a Specialization in Philosophy, Ethics and Public Affairs is offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"choosing-the-program-thats-right-for-you\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing the Program That&#8217;s Right For You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University offers a number of different ways to study philosophy, depending on your level of interest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A three-year Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A four-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Philosophy.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Honours program lets you hone your expertise further by studying for a formal specialization in Philosophy, Ethics, and Public Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combined degrees.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have an interest in two different fields of study, philosophy can be successfully combined with other disciplines such as Law, Human Rights, Women&#8217;s Studies and Art History, among others, for a combined degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philosophy Minor.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A four credit Minor in Philosophy concurrent with your major degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"click-one-of-our-undergraduate-programs-offered-below-to-see-its-completion-requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Click one of our undergraduate programs offered below to see its completion requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/philosophy\/#Philosophy__BA_Honours\" rel=\"noopener\">Philosophy B.A. Honours<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/philosophy\/#Philosophy_with_Concentration_in_Philosophy_Ethics_and_Public_Affairs__BA_Honours\" rel=\"noopener\">Philosophy with Concentration in Philosophy, Ethics and Public Affairs B.A. Honours<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/philosophy\/#Philosophy__BA_Combined_Honours\" rel=\"noopener\">Philosophy B.A. Combined Honours<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/philosophy\/#Philosophy__BA_General\" rel=\"noopener\">Philosophy B.A. General<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/philosophy\/#Minor_in_Philosophy\" rel=\"noopener\">Minor in Philosophy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"admissions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on how to apply to our program and what our minimal requirements are to be considered can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/philosophy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/philosophy\/#MA_Philosophy\" rel=\"noopener\">M.A. Philosophy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/philosophy\/#MA_Philosophy__with_Specialization_in_Digital_Humanities\" rel=\"noopener\">M.A. Philosophy with Specialization in Digital Humanities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Links to Key Information<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/undergraduate-studies\/prospective-students\/admissions\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admission Requirements<\/a><p><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">I&#8217;d like to apply to the Philosophy program at Carleton University<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/undergraduate-studies\/prospective-students\/undergraduate\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Programs Offered<\/a><p><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">What Philosophy programs can I take at Carleton?<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/philosophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Program Requirements<\/a><p><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">If I&#8217;m admitted into Philosophy at Carleton, what will my courses look like?<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/prospective-students\/the-cu-advantage\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CU Advantage<\/a><p><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Why should I choose Carleton University?<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department provides superior education in philosophy. 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