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Philosophy
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Andrew Inkpin
Email: andrew.inkpin@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
50 credit points
Duration: 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time
Program Requirements -
- one core subject (12.5 points)
- elective subjects (37.5 points)
Total 50 points
Please note: Students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at level one. Part-time students should not take level four subjects in their first semester.
For further advice about how to structure your study plan, please consult the Coordinator.
Subject Options
Core Subjects
12.5 points
Please note: Part-time students should not take level four subjects in their first semester.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HPSC90012 | Trust, Communication and Expertise | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC90013 | Science, Controversy and Public Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40002 | Recent European Philosophy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40004 | Topics in Political Philosophy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40005 | Topics in Metaphysics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40013 | Free Speech & Hate Speech | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40018 | Topics in Contemporary Epistemology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points
Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level
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 |
HPSC20026 | Philosophy of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL20008 | Ethical Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
PHIL20046 | Feminism | Winter Term (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 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL30054 | The Metaphysics of Ethics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 3 May 2024