Philosophy Dalhousie University

Overview

Dalhousie University ’s  Philosophy programme asks fundamentally important questions - questions concerning knowledge, value, existence, ethics, race and gender, truth and justice - that have enduring relevance in everyday life. Students will learn to think deeply, systematically, rigorously, and productively about profound issues of life that affect us all.

You’ll be part of a close-knit, supportive community of scholars, professors, and fellow students, where active engagement and intellectual curiosity thrive both inside and outside the classroom. Here, you'll hone your creative thinking, critical reasoning, and clear writing skills, preparing you for success in any field. Philosophy majors are highly regarded by law schools, medical schools, and in graduate programmes generally, not least because Philosophy majors typically excel on professional school exams like the LSAT, MCAT, and GRE.

What you will learn

• The curriculum represents traditional areas of philosophy like ethics, epistemology, and logic, but we also investigate newer fields of philosophical inquiry like feminism, biomedical ethics, and philosophy of race. We designed our programme to be extremely flexible, allowing you to focus on specific areas or acquire a wide-ranging knowledge of the discipline.

• We're recognized as the strongest philosophy department east of Montreal, with an active, engaged intellectual community both in and out of the classroom. Philosophy helps make sense of life. Our programme encourages independent thinking and makes us more thoughtful, tolerant citizens. This programme will prepare you for any career, as philosophy is the ultimate transferable skill.
• Any subject can be studied philosophically. Our programme has interdisciplinary affiliations with many programmes, including Psychology, Women’s Studies, Classics, International Development Studies, Computing Science, and Mathematics.

Careers

• Our graduates are creative thinkers, careful reasoners, clear writers, and self-starters. Philosophy will equip you with the mental skill and discipline to succeed at anything you put your mind to.

• An ability to apply philosophical techniques to solve real-world problems puts you in an ideal position to manage, lead, and make solid ethical decisions.

Possible careers include:

• professor

• ethics researcher

• environmentalist

• policy researcher