Double Degree - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Philosophy & Bachelor of Education (QB)

The Bachelor of Education (Concurrent) prepares secondary school graduates to become educators and qualify for Ontario College of Teachers certification.

The program provides: • Two degrees at the same time: Bachelor’s in Arts and a Bachelor of Education.

• 5 years plus one term, with education courses and experiences in educational settings completed in years 1-2 with an in-school placement in year 3. Students complete an additional summer term in year 5. Graduates are out into the job market one year early. • For both Primary-Junior (JK-Grade 6) and Intermediate-Senior (Grades 7-12) (decided by students at the end of year 1). • Students will choose a concentration in Year 5, such as Teaching At-Risk Children or Adolescents, International Education, Exceptional Learners, Arts in Education, Drama in Society, Assessment and Evaluation, etc. Students may instead choose to apply to a Program Track. The Program Tracks are Aboriginal Teacher Education, Artist in Community Education, and Outdoor Experiential Education.

Philosophy is the attempt to understand the truth about oneself, the world people inhabit, and place in it. Philosophy asks the big questions: what is the general structure of reality, what makes something good or beautiful, what is knowledge, how should society be organized, what is the relationship between mind and body. In answering these questions, philosophers subject most basic ideas to detailed analysis, critically reflect on cutting edge empirical investigations, and work to construct satisfactory, large scale theories of reality.

The Philosophy program provides students with critical thinking and reading skills, enabling them to uncover hidden assumptions, identify core premises, evaluate arguments and communicate ideas effectively. Study Ancient, Modern, and post-19th Century thinkers as they investigate key questions in Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, and Political Philosophy. The program's courses offer a range of perspectives, from broad investigations of perennial topics to problem-based inquiries.