Structure: Graduate Diploma in Arts - Philosophy — The University of Melbourne Handbook

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Structure

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

Total 100 points

Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level

12.5 points

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

25 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
HPSC90012	Trust, Communication and Expertise	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
PHIL90009	Violence, War and Terrorism	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
PHIL90032	Inequality and Public Policy	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

12.5 points

Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level

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

A minimum of two elective subjects at 2nd year level (25 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
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
PHIL20033	The Philosophy of Mind	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
PHIL20038	Nietzsche and Critics	Not available in 2017	12.5
PHIL20039	The Nature of Reality	Semester 1 (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
PHIL20042	Language, Self and Other	Not available in 2017	12.5
PHIL20043	History of Early Modern Philosophy	Not available in 2017	12.5
PHIL20044	The Ethics of Capitalism	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

A minimum of two elective subjects at 3rd year level (25 points)

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

Last updated: 23 November 2025