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Philosophy
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Francois Schroeter
Email: fschro@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
- one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
- two core subjects (25 points)
- elective subjects (62.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: Students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level. Students are advised to include one level nine subject among their core subjects. Students are strongly advised against taking a level four subject in their first semester of study. For further advice on how to structure your plan of study, please consult the Coordinator.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subject
12.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL30007 | The Philosophy of Philosophy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
25 points
Please note: Students are advised to include one level nine subject among their core subjects. Students are strongly advised against taking a level four subject in their first semester of study.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HPSC90010 | Environment and Knowledge | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC90013 | Science, Controversy and Public Policy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC90012 | Trust, Communication and Expertise | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40002 | Recent European Philosophy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40004 | Topics in Political Philosophy | Semester 1 (On Campus - 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 |
Level 1 Elective Subjects
12.5 points
Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at 1st year level
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL10002 | Philosophy: The Big Questions | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL10003 | Philosophy: The Great Thinkers | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Elective Subjects
A minimum of two elective subjects at 2nd year level (25 points)
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 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20033 | The Philosophy of Mind | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20038 | Nietzsche and Critics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
PHIL20039 | The Nature of Reality | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20040 | Greek Philosophy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20041 | Phenomenology and Existentialism | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20043 | History of Early Modern Philosophy | Semester 2 (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 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20046 | Feminism | Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Elective Subjects
A minimum of two elective subjects at 3rd year level (25 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL30016 | Knowledge and Reality | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL30024 | The Foundations of Interpretation | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30043 | The Power and Limits of Logic | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
PHIL30047 | Objectivity and Value | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
PHIL30051 | Justice, Freedom and Equality | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
PHIL30052 | Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30053 | Philosophy of Language | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30054 | The Metaphysics of Ethics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/shaps
Last updated: 12 November 2022