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Master of Arts (Philosophy) MA (Philosophy)
Postgraduate Coursework 2009

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
31 OCT 2008 30 APR 2009 Available 016223J
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or 2 - 4 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Philosophy or equivalent.

Completion Requirements

 
8 units of study (totalling 48 credit points) from the postgraduate Philosophy program.
With the permission of the Coordinator of Postgraduate Coursework in Philosophy, a two-part dissertation of 12,000 to 15,000 words may be substituted for 2 elective units of study.

Units of Study

 
  SemPts
ANHS 6904 Cleopatra's Nose and Other Appendages 1 6
ANHS 6916 The Culture of the Peloponnesian War 2 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
ASNS 6904 Human Rights in Asia 1 6
BETH 5000 Core Concepts in Bioethics 1 6
BETH 5102 Philosophy of Medicine 1 6
BETH 5201 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem Cells 2 6
BETH 5203 Ethics and Public Health 2 6
CISS 6005 Ethics, Law and War 2 6
ECOP 6019 Political Economy of Conflict & Peace 1 6
ECOP 6130 Human Rights & International Development 1 6
GCST 6905 Philosophy in the Feminine 1 6
GOVT 6117 International Politics and Human Rights 1 6
HPSC 4101 Philosophy of Science 1 6
ITLN 6932 Critical Thinking in Today's Italy 2 6
MECO 6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice 2 6
PACS 6917 Religion, War and Peace 2 6
PACS 6921 Psychology of Peace 6 6
PHIL 5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community 2 6
PHIL 7607 Rights and Norms 2 6
PHIL 7810 Supervised Reading Course 1 1, 2 6
PHIL 7811 Supervised Reading Course 2 1, 2 6
PHIL 7826 Dissertation Part 1 1, 2 6
PHIL 7827 Dissertation Part 2 1, 2 6
PHIL 7838 Romanticism as Philosophy 1 6
PHIL 7839 Philosophical Psychopathology 2 6
PHIL 7840 Philosophy & the Science of Happiness 1 6
PHIL 7841 Reasoning, Argument and Explanation 2 6
PHIL 7842 Philosophical Naturalism 2 6
SCLG 6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements 2 6
SCLG 6903 New Debates in Social Theory 1 6
SCLG 6904 Ethics and Private Life 2 6
WMST 6904 Modernism, Modernity and Modern Culture 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
6
S1 Intensive
02 Jan
07 Jun
2009
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2009
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2009
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information