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Philosophy
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Andrew Inkpin
Email:andrew.inkpin@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- 25 credit points of Level 1 subjects, comprising of either:
-
12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives and 12.5 credit points of Arts Discovery (for a single major)
OR
25 credit points of 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 the Arts Discovery subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Discovery 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: The Arts Discovery subject and One Level 1 elective subject.
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: The Arts Discovery 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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL10003 | Philosophy: The Great Thinkers | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ARTS10004 | Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HPSC20026 | Philosophy of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20008 | Ethical Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20030 | Logical Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20033 | The Philosophy of Mind | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20038 | Nietzsche and Critics | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
PHIL20039 | The Nature of Reality | Semester 2 (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 |
PHIL20043 | History of Early Modern Philosophy | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
PHIL20044 | The Ethics of Capitalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20045 | Freedom and Equality Across Borders | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL20046 | Feminism | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC20020 | God and the Natural Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL30007 | The Philosophy of Philosophy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM30003 | Islam and Ethics: Doctrines and Debates | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30016 | Knowledge and Reality | Semester 2 (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 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30052 | Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30053 | Philosophy of Language | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30054 | The Metaphysics of Ethics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/philosophy
Last updated: 3 May 2024