{"id":6193,"date":"2019-04-24T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T12:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/?page_id=6193"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:43:15","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/undergraduate-studies\/prospective-students\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs, Requirements, &#038; Admissions"},"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                        Programs, Requirements, &#038; Admissions\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-right-program-for-you\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Right Program For You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The variety of programs offered by the department lets you decide how much philosophy you\u2019d like to study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong>&nbsp;B.A. Honours<\/strong>&nbsp;(4 years) or<strong>&nbsp;B.A. in Philosophy&nbsp;<\/strong>(3 years) programs are for you if want to focus your undergraduate studies in philosophy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>concentration in philosophy, ethics and public affairs<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(PEPA)&nbsp;<\/strong>is for you if you want to combine the study of ethics and the analysis of social and public policies. Areas of policy include business, health care, biomedical technology, law, or government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>B.A. Combined Honours<\/strong>&nbsp;program is for you if you wish to equally focus your studies in philosophy&nbsp;<em>as well as<\/em>&nbsp;another area, such as english, political science, or more. The other discipline must also offer a combined honours program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Minor in philosophy<\/strong>&nbsp;is for you if you want to supplement studies in a different area with some extra philosophy courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to do graduate work in philosophy you should enroll in the B.A. Honours program. Honours students have the opportunity to take fourth-year seminars in our award-winning faculty members\u2019 current areas of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carleton University Philosophy Students group (CUPS) organizes regular discussion groups, tutoring, and celebrations attended by undergraduate, graduate students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"admission-to-our-undergraduate-programs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admission to our Undergraduate Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For information on admissions and applications to our undergraduate programs, see <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/philosophy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"click-one-of-our-programs-offered-below-to-see-its-degree-requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Click one of our programs offered below to see its degree requirements<\/h3>\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<p>For our grad programs, click <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/our_ma_program\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Right Program For You The variety of programs offered by the department lets you decide how much philosophy you\u2019d like to study: If you are planning to do graduate work in philosophy you should enroll in the B.A. Honours program. 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