The Bishop’s philosophy department is a close community that has a great deal to offer new students. Small class sizes mean that your teachers get to know you personally. You’ll take a variety of courses and study a broad spectrum of the great thinkers while being encouraged to pursue academic interests outside the department. It is common for Bishop’s students to take a minor or second major in a different field, ranging from fine arts to business, filling our philosophy classes with lots of new perspectives. You’ll also have the chance to attend conferences, both at Bishop’s and in class trips to Ontario or the Maritimes, to hear papers or even give one yourself.
At Bishop’s you are encouraged to pursue your own passions, and the philosophy department is no exception. If there’s a book or topic you’re crazy about but no course is offered, you can write an independent study with a supervisor. Students have written and directed plays adapted from philosophical texts. Next March we will be hosting the second annual Bishop’s-Mount Allison undergraduate philosophy conference where upper-year students from both universities will present
