Faculty of Arts and Science
Critical Thinking and Argumentation I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the fundamentals of critical thinking. Topics may include argument diagramming, argument schemes, the evaluation of defeasible arguments, biases, and interpersonal argumentation.
Lib Ed Req:Science
Formal Logic I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the fundamentals of formal logic, and correct/incorrect deductive reasoning. Topics may include critical thinking, statement vs. argument, explanation vs. argument, inductive vs. deductive argument, validity and soundness, fallacies, propositional logic, truth tables, proofs, and rules of inference.
Lib Ed Req:Science
Formal Logic II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of propositional logic and first-order predicate logic and their philosophical applications. Topics may include validity and soundness, atomic vs. compound statements, relations, truth-functionality, truth tables, natural deduction, proving validity, strategies for proof, quantification theory, and the completeness and undecidability of first-order logic.
Prerequisite(s):One of Logic 1050 or Philosophy 1000
Recommended Background:
Logic 1050
Lib Ed Req:Science
Critical Thinking and Argumentation II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Philosophical topics of argumentation and critical thinking. Topics may include different varieties of reasons, dialogue types, fallacy theory, and meta-argumentation.
Prerequisite(s):One of Logic 1000 or Philosophy 1000
Recommended Background:
Logic 1000
Lib Ed Req:Science
Logic, Reasoning, Critical Thinking, and Argumentation (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of advanced topics in logic and argumentation. May include advanced formal logic, or advanced topics in argumentation theory and critical thinking, depending on instructor focus.
Prerequisite(s):Will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings
Lib Ed Req:Science
Studies in Logic, Reasoning, Critical Thinking, and Argumentation (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of advanced topics in logic, reasoning, critical thinking, and argumentation. Topics may include advanced formal logic, philosophy of argumentation, debates in critical thinking scholarship, or the philosophy of reasons.
Prerequisite(s):Will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings
Lib Ed Req:Science
Undergraduate Thesis
Credit hours: 6.00
Contact hours per week: Variable
This is a challenging, work-intensive, research-oriented course. This research will be presented in a report in the form of an Undergraduate Thesis which will be made publicly available and which will be the subject of an oral defence.
Prerequisite(s):Fourth-year standing (a minimum of 90.0 credit hours) AND
A minimum GPA of 3.30 calculated on all completed University of Lethbridge courses or calculated on all University of Lethbridge and transferable courses taken within the terms containing the last 20 courses (60.0 credit hours), whichever is higher AND
A minimum GPA of 3.50 calculated on all Logic and Philosophy courses completed
Note:Contact hours will vary. Students should be aware that this course involves regular contact with the Thesis Supervisor as well as considerable independent work.