Philosophy Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1039 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Howard Sankey
Email: chs@unimelb.edu.au

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 Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers Not offered in 2011 12.50 Second /Third -year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL20008 Ethical Theory Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30016 Knowledge and the Nature of Reality Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20012 Justice, Equality and Human Rights Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30024 The Foundations of Interpretation Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20018 Ethical Dilemmas in Life and Society Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30047 Objectivity and Value Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20033 The Philosophy of Mind Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20038 Nietzsche and Critics Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30043 Completeness and Undecidability Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20001 Science, Reason and Reality Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30007 The Philosophy of Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20030 Meaning, Possibility and Paradox Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30050 Asian and Comparative Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20040 Greek Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20041 Phenomenology and Existentialism Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20039 Objects, Events and Knowledge Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30051 Social Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 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 Not offered in 2011 12.50 POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory Semester 1 12.50 LAWS40008 Jurisprudence June 12.50 HPSC30028 Philosophy of Biology Not offered in 2011 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 (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts

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