Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced) - Philosophy

Studying Philosophy through a Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced), represents an excellent opportunity to take your academic development beyond a level attainable in the first three years of undergraduate study. Advanced work in philosophy further advances your skills of reasoning and critical analysis, in ways that are valuable to employers. The focus on writing longer pieces of work, in particular the thesis component, also makes for an intellectually rewarding experience, one in which you are granted greater intellectual autonomy than you will have experienced before, including a greater opportunity to pursue your own ideas.

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced) in this specialisation should:

• possess advanced knowledge and understanding of the discipline of philosophy through coursework in several areas, such as ethics, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology and logic;
• have a deeper critical understanding of one or more areas of philosophy through completion of an independent research project;
• be able to analyse and critically assess arguments and philosophical positions at a very high level;
• develop excellent communications skills through extended written work, close reading and intense discussion of philosophical texts, and the presentation and discussion of thesis research; and
• understand the relevance of philosophical knowledge and skills in the context of other disciplines, to society more generally, and to employers.

Please note: Start-year intake commencing students can only take this program on a part time basis and will not be available for international students.

Duration: 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time

Program Requirements -

• elective subjects (50 points)

Total 50 points

Elective Subjects

50 points