Undergraduate courses

Spring 2025 course offerings

PHIL 246: Scientific Revolutions

the earth with the planets orbiting around it, instead of the sun

How has scientific knowledge developed over time? Have some changes in scientific theory constituted scientific revolutions? In this course, students will analyze examples of scientific developments ranging from antiquity to modernity. Students will evaluate whether the concept of a "revolution" aptly describes past processes of theory change, and examine what drove natural philosophers and scientists to espouse one scientific theory over another. Specific topics may be drawn from the history and philosophy of chemistry, cosmology, evolutionary biology, geology, and physics.

course code course title course location
PHIL 101 Challenging Ideas: Intro to PHIL  on-campus
PHIL 121 Moral Issues on-campus

PHIL145

Critical Thinking

on-campus

online

PHIL 201

Philosophy of Sex and Love

online
PHIL 215 Business Ethics

online

PHIL 221

Ethics

online
PHIL 226  Biomedical Ethics on-campus
PHIL 246 Scientific Revolutions on-campus
PHIL 256 Intro to Cognitive Science

online
PHIL 283 Great Works: Ancient and Medieval

online
PHIL 324 Social and Political Philosophy

online
PHIL 327 Philosophy of Law on-campus

Fall 2025 course offerings

PHIL 101: Challenging Ideas

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PHIL 221: Ethics

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PHIL 228: Ethics and AI

a robot hand with a butterfly resting on the finger

PHIL 240: Logic

a logic puzzle

Phil 324: Social/Political Phil

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PHIL 356: Intelligence

A gorilla with it's hand on it's chin looking out into the distance
course code course title course location
PHIL 101 Challenging Ideas: Intro to PHIL  on-campus
PHIL 110B

Knowledge and Reality

online

PHIL145

 Critical Thinking on-campus

PHIL 201

Philosophy of Sex and Love

online
PHIL 215 Business Ethics

on-campus

online

PHIL 221

Ethics

on-campus
PHIL 226  Biomedical Ethics on-campus
PHIL 228 Ethics and Artificial Intelligence on-campus
PHIL 240 Intro to Formal Logic on-campus
PHIL 251 Metaphysics and Epistemology

online

PHIL 356/ COGSCI 300

Intelligence, Machines, and Other Animals

on-campus

PHIL 384

 History of Modern Philosophy

online

PHIL 420/ GSJ 473

Care Ethics

Notes: 

  • Department consent is required to enrol.
  • Do not enrol if you have already taken any of the following courses;
    •   Fall 2024: PHIL 402 (8309) / GSJ 402 (8317),
    • Winter 2023: PHIL 402-001 (8137) / GSJ 402-001 (8761)
    • Winter 2021: GSJ 472-043 (8490) / PHIL 420-041 (4185).
 on-campus
PHIL 458 Feminist Philosophy of Science on-campus
PHIL 471/ GSJ 472

Philosophy of Education:

Tool of State or Tool of Resistance

 on-campus

Projected future course offering 2026-2028 (in-person only)

NOTE: Below is a projection of in-person core and popular course offerings that is meant to assist you in planning how and when you might meet your academic requirements. While we aim to deliver these courses during the projected time slots, there are always unforeseen circumstances that can interfere with this. Please understand that this list is tentative and subject to change. 

course 

 2026

2027

2028
PHIL 101: Challenging Ideas

Winter 

Spring

Fall

Winter

Spring

Fall

Winter

Fall
PHIL 121: Moral Issues

Winter

Spring

Fall

Winter

Spring

Fall

  
PHIL 125: Happiness     Winter
PHIL 145: Critical Thinking

Winter

Fall

Winter

Fall

 Winter
PHIL 202: Gender Issues   Winter  
PHIL 205: Philosophy of Economics   Winter  
PHIL 206: Philosophy of Sport Winter   Winter
PHIL 215: Business Ethics

Winter 

Fall

Winter

Fall

 Winter
PHIL 221: Ethics Fall Fall  
PHIL 226: Biomedical Ethics

Winter

Spring

Fall

Winter

Spring

Fall

  
PHIL 228: Ethics and AI   Spring  
PHIL 240: Intro to Formal Logic Fall

Winter

Fall

  
PHIL 246: Scientific Revolutions Winter Winter  
PHIL 251: Metaphysics and Epistemology Winter Winter Winter
PHIL 252: Quantum Mechanics for Everyone   Winter Winter
PHIL 255: Philosophy of Mind   Winter  
PHIL 258: Philosophy of Science

Winter

Fall

Winter

Fall

  
PHIL 260: Ancient Science Spring Spring  
PHIL 283: Great Works: Ancient and Medieval Winter    
PHIL 302: Topics in Feminist Philosophy Winter Winter  
PHIL 327: Philosophy of Law Spring Spring  
PHIL 328: Human Rights Winter    
PHIL 329: Violence, Non-violence and War Spring    
PHIL 356: Intelligence in Machines, Humans, and Other Animals     Winter
PHIL 363: Philosophy of Language Fall   Winter
PHIL 4xx: Philosophy as Practice Winter Winter Winter
PHIL 420: Studies in Ethics Winter x2    

This list is not a complete list as it does not include any of our online course offerings. Online courses, as well as additional in-person course offerings, are added to the list closer to the term in which they are offered. Therefore, the furthest course projections will appear to be the leanest as there are more additions to come. 

Course offerings vary slightly from term to term. For the official calendar descriptions, see the Undergraduate Calendar

St. Jerome's University also offers Philosophy courses. The St Jerome's Philosophy course offerings are indicated in the Schedule of Classes with the suffix "J" under the course location.