Philosophy // Structure

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Structure

75 credit points

Major

A Major in Philosophy consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points:

Level 1 (25 points)

  • One
    Code Name Study period Credit Points
    Arts Foundation Subject No longer available
    , Reason (MULT10016) is recommended but not required

and one of:

  • PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers
  • PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Big Questions

Level 2 (37.5 points)

  • Three level 2 subjects

Level 3 (37.5 points)

  • Two level 3 subjects
  • The compulsory capstone subject PHIL30007 The Philosophy of Philosophy

Total 100 points

Minor

A Minor in Philosophy consists of six 12-point subjects, totalling 75 points.

Level 1 (25 points)

  • One Arts Foundation Subject, Reason (MULT10016) is recommended but not required

and one of:

  • PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers
  • PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Big Questions

Level 2/3 (50 points)

  • Two level 2 subjects
  • Two Level 3 subjects

Note: The capstone subject is not available in the minor.

Subject Options


Level 1 Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Big Questions
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 2 Subjects

37.5 points from the following:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHIL20033 The Philosophy of Mind
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20039 The Nature of Reality
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20044 The Ethics of Capitalism
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20001 Science, Reason and Reality
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20008 Ethical Theory
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20030 Meaning, Possibility and Paradox
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20040 Greek Philosophy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20041 Phenomenology and Existentialism
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL20038 Nietzsche and Critics Not available in 2017 12.5
PHIL20042 Language, Self and Other Not available in 2017 12.5
PHIL20043 History of Early Modern Philosophy Not available in 2017 12.5

Level 3 Subjects

25 points from the following as well as the Capstone subject 161-310 The Philosophy of Philosophy:


Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHIL30016 Knowledge and Reality
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL30024 The Foundations of Interpretation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL30043 The Power and Limits of Logic
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL30047 Objectivity and Value
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL30051 Justice, Freedom and Equality
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL30052 Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHIL30007 The Philosophy of Philosophy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Other Electives

Students can also credit one of the following elective subjects towards a Major in Philosophy

Code Name Study period Credit Points
HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ISLM30003 Ethical Traditions in Islam
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/philosophy

Last updated: 4 March 2025