Philosophy Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1039 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus:	2010

Coordinator

Associate Professor Howard Sankey

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre

Overview:	This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.
Objectives:	See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	Philosophy A major in philosophy consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: up to two first-year subjects in philosophy (25 points); and second/third-year subjects in philosophy to total 100 points overall. Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.
Subject Options:	First-year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Big Questions Semester 2 12.50 PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers Semester 1 12.50 Second /Third -year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL20008 Ethical Theory Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30016 Knowledge and the Nature of Reality Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20012 Justice, Equality and Human Rights Semester 1 12.50 PHIL30024 From Hermeneutics to Derrida Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20018 Ethical Dilemmas in Life and Society Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30047 Objectivity and Value Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20033 Philosophy of Mind and Language Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20038 Nietzsche and Critics Semester 1 12.50 PHIL30043 Logic Completeness and Incompleteness Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20001 Science, Reason and Reality Semester 1 12.50 PHIL30007 The Philosophy of Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20030 Logic & Philosophy: Non-Classical Logics Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30050 Asian and Comparative Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 First-year optional subjects BA Students may take up to three alternative subjects offered by other disciplines towards their major in philosophy. Subjects from the following list will be approved automatically. Other subjects may be approved by the Head of School if the content is deemed appropriate. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 136-105 Science, Philosophy and History Not offered in 2010 Second/third-year optional subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ISLM30003 Ethical Traditions in Islam Semester 2 12.50 HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences Semester 2 12.50 POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory Semester 1 12.50 LAWS40008 Jurisprudence June 12.50 HPSC30028 Philosophy of Biology Semester 2 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology) Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

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