This course helps students acquire an understanding of the nature of philosophy and philosophical reasoning skills and to develop and apply their knowledge and skills while exploring specialized branches of philosophy.
Courses Type: University Preparation
Prerequisite: Any Grade 11 or 12 university (U) or university/college (M) preparation course in Social Sciences and Humanities, English, or Canadian and World Studies.
Grade 12 Philosophy allows students to better understand of the broad nature of philosophy through the exploration of metaphysics, ethics, social and political philosophy. Throughout this course, students will develop their critical thinking and philosophical reasoning skills as they create and evaluate arguments surrounding various philosophical questions and theories.
HZT4U Online Course Outline and Timeline
Below is the suggested sequence of course unit delivery as well as the recommended number of hours to complete the respective unit. For complete details of targeted expectations within each unit and activity, please see each Unit Overview found in the HZT4U course profile.
| Unit Order | Unit Name | Suggested Time |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Philosophical Foundations | 25 Hours |
| Unit 2 | Metaphysics | 25 Hours |
| MID SEMESTER POINT | ||
| Unit 3 | Ethics | 25 Hours |
| Unit 4 | Political and Social Philosophy | 25 Hours |
| Unit 5 | Course Summative | 10 Hours |
| View Sample Gradebook. Total | 110 Hours |
Please note, as per Ministry guidelines, OVS has a mandatory 14 day minimum requirement for student enrollment to be eligible for a midterm report card and 28 days enrollment to be eligible for a final report card.
Fundamental Concepts Covered in Grade 12 Philosophy Online Course
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge as well as a development of an attitude that supports these skills and knowledge responsibly. The course design is geared to meet and exceed the prerequisite requirements for studying social sciences at the university level. The framework of course delivery focuses the four “big ideas “of social science curriculum outlined on pages 8-9 of the Ontario Ministry of Education document:
Disciplined inquiry and critical literacy skills
Problem solving skills
Self understanding and the understanding of others
Local and global mindedness
The organization of the course is packaged into five units which correspond with the Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 to 12 Social Science document. However, one of the units has been redesigned to what the author considers a more logical flow of material as well as a progression of difficulty from a students’ perspective.