Graduate Certificate in Arts (Philosophy)

Course 089-PH (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The graduate certificate provides students with a general understanding of key concepts and issues in philosophy. Students undertaking this short and concentrated program of study will develop valuable skills of analysis and critique. The certificate is an entry point to an articulated structure of higher degree study. Note that among the subjects available to certificate students are four intensive summer subjects, offered in pairs in alternating years, which have been specially designed around the VCE Philosophy course and may therefore be of interest to actual and potential secondary teachers. Any one or more of these subjects may be however, taken by any student enrolled in the certificate. Students are advised to contact the department for more information. Course coordinator: Dr Bruce Langtry Schoo of Philosophy Email: brucenl@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the graduate certificate should: demonstrate a knowledge of one or more areas in the study of philosophy; understand the main theories and concepts relating to these areas of study; appreciate the significance of these ideas and issues in the context of philosophy as a discipline; develop skills of analysis in relation to specific areas of philosophy.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	maximum of one first year subject (12.5 points) minimum of three second/third year subjects (37.5 points) Total 50 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	First year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 161-101 Morality and its Dilemmas Not Offered 161-104 Critical Thinking: The Art of Reasoning Not Offered 161-106 Existentialism and its Critics Not Offered 161-108 Philosophical Issues Semester 1 12.50 161-110 Global Justice and Human Rights Not Offered 161-111 Great Ideas in Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 161-115 Logic Not Offered 161-134 Asian Philosophies Not Offered Second/third year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 161-007 Great Thinkers in Moral Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-008 Ethical Theory 2 12.500 161-009 Knowledge, Truth and Relativism Not Offered 161-010 Epistemology Semester 2 12.50 161-011 Philosophy of Language Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-012 Political Thought Not offered in 2008 12.50 161-013 Political Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 161-014 Environmental Philosophy Not Offered 161-016 Metatheory Not Offered 161-017 Does God Exist? 1 12.500 161-018 Aesthetics Semester 1 12.50 161-019 Greek Philosophy Not offered in 2008 12.50 161-020 Phenomenology Semester 2 12.50 161-021 From Hermeneutics to Derrida Semester 1 12.50 161-024 Biomedical Ethics Semester 2 12.50 161-027 Practical Ethics Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-029 Philosophy and Literature Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-030 The Rise of Modern Philosophy 1 12.500 161-031 Philosophy of Christianity Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-035 Philosophy of Buddhism Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-052 Ideas of Utopia Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-053 The Good Life in Ancient Thought Not Offered 161-054 Human Life in Modern Thought Not Offered 161-210 Philosophy of Logic Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-211 Minds and Computers Not offered in 2008 12.50 161-212 Logic for Philosophers 1 12.500 161-213 Thinking in Asian Philosophy Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-214 The Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein Not offered in 2008 12.500 161-215 Philosophy of Mind 2 12.500 161-216 Science, Knowledge and Dogma Not Offered 161-217 Kant's Metaphysics of Experience 1 12.500 161-235 Recent French Philosophy Not Offered 161-236 Nietzsche and Hegel 1 12.500 161-237 Analytic Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-238 Indian Philosophy 2 12.500 161-240 Chinese Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-241 Logic Completeness and Incompleteness Semester 1 12.50 161-247 Metaphysics 2 12.500 161-310 What is Philosophy? Semester 2 12.50
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/

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