Overview

Whether you use your Philosophy background as a launchpad into a career fresh out of university or as preparation for a particular career goal, a foundation in philosophy is a valuable component for your education and your future.

Key facts

Asking and answering these sorts of questions require using reason, logic and other argumentative and judicious skills. The philosophical exploration of the Big Questions produces skills in problem solving, text analysis, writing, deciphering of difficult texts and unparalleled analytical skills.

Couple these skills with the classical and contemporary knowledge gained from some of the foremost thinkers in history and you have a commanding degree from Thompson Rivers University .

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Substance, Change, and Identity

Contemporary Moral Issues

The Rationalists: Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz

The Empiricists: Locke, Berkeley, and Hume

Modern European Philosophy

Metaphysics

Knowledge, Power and Credibility

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-05-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-01-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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58

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kamloops, Canada

Disciplines

Philosophy View 84 other Bachelors in Philosophy in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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58

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88

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General requirements

Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status

English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)

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International

17722 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8861 CAD per semester during 48 months.
National

3808 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1904 CAD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Kamloops

1240 - 1930 CAD /month

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