Philosophy Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1039 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Year and Campus:	2014

Coordinator

Assoc. Professor Howard Sankey

Email: chs@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:	This course is no longer taking applications, the course structure below applies to re-enrolling students who commenced their studies prior to 2008. Information for course B-Arts can be found at the following: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/
Learning Outcomes:	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 1 12.50 PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers Semester 2 12.50 Second /Third -year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL20008 Ethical Theory Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20030 Meaning, Possibility and Paradox Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20038 Nietzsche and Critics Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20039 The Nature of Reality Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20040 Greek Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 PHIL30016 Knowledge and Reality Semester 1 12.50 PHIL30047 Objectivity and Value Semester 1 12.50 PHIL30051 Justice, Freedom and Equality Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20001 Science, Reason and Reality Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20018 Matters of Life and Death Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20033 The Philosophy of Mind Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20041 Phenomenology and Existentialism Semester 2 12.50 PHIL20042 Language, Self and Other Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30007 The Philosophy of Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30024 The Foundations of Interpretation Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30043 The Power and Limits of Logic Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30052 Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues Semester 2 12.50 PHIL30050 Asian and Comparative Philosophy Not offered in 2014 12.50 Second/third-year optional subjects Students can credit one of the following subjects towards their Philosophy major Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences Semester 1 12.50 ISLM30003 Ethical Traditions in Islam Semester 2 12.50 HPSC30028 Philosophy of Biology Not offered in 2014 12.50
Links to further information:	http://philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

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