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Masters Qualifying in Philosophy with a research component


General information

Course code: 1988 + Program fees: Local students -- HECS; international students -- $A13,500 pa + Coordinator: Graham Oppy
This program seeks to develop skills in philosophical analysis and writing and research methods which will prepare students for entry into an MA in Philosophy by research. It provides an alternative to the honours program, and will be especially useful for students who are coming back to study after time in the workforce, particularly those who wish to undertake graduate study in philosophy for the sake of advancing their careers. The program seeks to equip students with the tools necessary to understand recent advances and changes in the discipline, and to develop skills in analysis, writing and the oral presentation and defence of lines of thought.

Entry requirements

A pass BA degree with results at least at credit level in the third part of major sequence in philosophy, or equivalent.
Special admission will be considered for people with a credit-level bachelors degree in another discipline or with a different major in the following cases:

Course structure

The course requires completion of PHM4000 (Research project in philosophy), a 24-point unit taken over two semesters. Students also complete two 12 point single semester units, PHM4010 (Philosophy masters qualifying A) and PHM4020 (Philosophy masters qualifying B).
In addition to the workload associated with each unit, students will also be expected to attend weekly work-in-progress seminars for honours and graduate students and to make a presentation to the seminar series.

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