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Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2021
Philosophy
Overview
Studying Philosophy through a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced), represents an excellent opportunity to take your academic development beyond a level attainable in the first three years of undergraduate study. Advanced work in philosophy further advances your skills of reasoning and critical analysis, in ways that are valuable to employers. The focus on writing longer pieces of work, in particular the thesis component, also makes for an intellectually rewarding experience, one in which you are granted greater intellectual autonomy than you will have experienced before, including a greater opportunity to pursue your own ideas.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should
- possess advanced knowledge and understanding of the discipline of philosophy through coursework in several areas, such as ethics, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology and logic;
- have a deeper critical understanding of one or more areas of philosophy through completion of an independent research project;
- be able to analyse and critically assess arguments and philosophical positions at a very high level;
- develop excellent communications skills through extended written work, close reading and intense discussion of philosophical texts, and the presentation and discussion of thesis research; and
- understand the relevance of philosophical knowledge and skills in the context of other disciplines, to society more generally, and to employers.
Last updated: 3 May 2024
Structure
100 credit points
Subject Options
Compulsory Subject
12.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL40020 | Reading and Writing Philosophy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL40021 | Philosophy Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
PHIL40022 | Philosophy Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL40002 | Recent European Philosophy | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL40003 | Topics in Moral Psychology | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PHIL40004 | Value Theory | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40005 | Topics in Metaphysics | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL40007 | Philosophy of Language and Mind | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PHIL40013 | Topics in the Philosophy of Language | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PHIL40018 | Topics in Contemporary Epistemology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40017 | Topics in the History of Philosophy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/shaps
Last updated: 3 May 2024