At Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, BA/BS in Philosophy is offered as a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Ethics programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,077 per credit (CAD 911 per credit for local students).
Philosophy is offered as a Bachelor of Arts field of study at Mount Saint Vincent University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, centred on fundamental questions about existence, how one should live, and what can be known. Coursework engages students in reasoned inquiry into questions such as whether there are basic ethical principles governing issues like poverty or war, whether actions are truly right or wrong, whether humans have free will, and whether science is the only path to truth. The program's stated aim is to help students think for themselves about deeply held cultural assumptions, building critical-thinking skills described as transferable to other courses and to students' later careers. The page presents the discipline as intellectually engaging and personally significant rather than describing specific structural details such as delivery mode, thesis requirements, or work placements. It suits students drawn to abstract reasoning, ethics, and questions about knowledge and existence, whether as a stand-alone major or as a complement to another program of study at the university.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Mount Saint Vincent University, which runs three intakes a year: for January 2027 entry the domestic deadline is December 1, 2026; May 2027 entry closes April 1, 2027; and September 2027 entry closes August 2, 2027, with the Bachelor of Education programme closing earlier, December 7, 2026, for both domestic and international applicants. International applicants face the same three intakes: January 2027 entry closes November 6, 2026 (extended from an earlier September 15, 2026 date); May 2027 entry closes January 4, 2027; and September 2027 entry closes May 3, 2027. Admission is deadline-based, not rolling, though late applications are considered only if space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
