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Philosophy
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Coordinator
Dr Francois Schroeter (semester 1)
Dr Dan Halliday (semester 2)
Email:
daniel.halliday@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- a minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Arts Foundation Subjects (MULT10016 Reason recommended) for a single major, or 12.5 credit points of additional Level 1 electives for a double major*
- 37.5 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
*Notes
Students must undertake one Arts Foundation subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Foundation can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a single major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 elective subject
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 Elective subject OR Two Level 1 Elective subjects
Level 1 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL10002 | Philosophy: The Big Questions | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL10003 | Philosophy: The Great Thinkers | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL20001 | Science, Reason and Reality | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL20008 | Ethical Theory | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20030 | Logical Methods | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL20033 | The Philosophy of Mind | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL20038 | Nietzsche and Critics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL20039 | The Nature of Reality | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL20040 | Greek Philosophy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20041 | Phenomenology and Existentialism | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20043 | History of Early Modern Philosophy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20044 | The Ethics of Capitalism | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20045 | Freedom and Equality Across Borders | Summer Term (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL20046 | Feminism | Winter Term (Online) |
12.5 |
HPSC20020 | God and the Natural Sciences | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL30007 | The Philosophy of Philosophy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM30003 | Islam and Ethics: Doctrines and Debates | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30016 | Knowledge and Reality | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30024 | The Foundations of Interpretation | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL30043 | The Power and Limits of Logic | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30047 | Objectivity and Value | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PHIL30051 | Justice, Freedom and Equality | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PHIL30052 | Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30053 | Philosophy of Language | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL30054 | The Metaphysics of Ethics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/philosophy
Last updated: 12 November 2021