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Philosophy
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Karen Jones
Email: jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure honours in philosophy must complete:
- Philosophy Thesis (37.5 points) consisting of subjects PHIL40021 Philosophy Thesis Part 1 and PHIL40022 Philosophy Thesis Part 2; and
- PHIL40020 Reading and Writing Philosophy (12.5 points); and
- Four honours subjects (seminars) in philosophy (50 points).
Students undertaking combined honours in philosophy and another program must complete:
- Philosophy Thesis (37.5 points) consisting of subjects PHIL40021 Philosophy Thesis Part 1 and PHIL40022 Philosophy Thesis Part 2; and
- PHIL40020 Reading and Writing Philosophy (12.5 points); and
- One honours subject in philosophy (12.5 points); and
- Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).
OR
- Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points); and
- One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
- Three honours subjects in philosophy (37.5 points).
Total 100 points
Subject Options
Philosophy Thesis subjects
Note: Students must complete the Philosophy Thesis in two consecutive semesters
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL40021 | Philosophy Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
PHIL40022 | Philosophy Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Compulsory Subject:
Note: this subject is compulsory for students undertaking pure honours in philosophy and for students undertaking combined honours in philosophy where the thesis is also in philosophy.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL40020 | Reading and Writing Philosophy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Philosophy Honours Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL40004 | Topics in Political Philosophy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40007 | Philosophy of Language and Mind | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40002 | Recent European Philosophy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40005 | Topics in Metaphysics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40013 | Free Speech & Hate Speech | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40018 | Topics in Contemporary Epistemology | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL40003 | Topics in Moral Psychology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40017 | Topics in the History of Philosophy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
INDG40001 | Indigenous First Principles | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/students/honours
Last updated: 3 May 2024