Course code: 1988 + Mid-year entry available + 1 year
full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton)
Coordinator: Dirk Baltzly
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.
For further information on the research programs in this discipline, see the
discipline entry under `Research programs'.
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:
Students complete 48 points consisting of the following units:
In addition to the workload associated with each unit, students will 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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