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Master of Arts (Philosophy) MA (Philosophy)
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 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

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
ASNS 6904 Human Rights in Asia 2 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 8 6
HPSC 4101 Philosophy of Science 1 6
MECO 6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice 2 6
PACS 6917 Religion, War and Peace 2 6
PHIL 5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community 2 6
PHIL 7835 Conceiving Responsibility 1 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
WMST 6904 Modernism, Modernity and Modern Culture 2 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
1
Semester 1
01 Mar
26 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
26 Jul
20 Nov
2010
8
Semester 1b
19 Apr
6 Jun
2010
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