Graduate Diploma in Philosophy

Course code: 3923 + Course abbreviation: GradDipPhil + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield, Clayton)

Off-campus (Caulfield, Clayton)

Course description

This course is designed for students who have not previously specialized in the study of Philosophy. Students are required to complete an undergraduate major (48 points) in the discipline.

Course structure

The graduate diploma is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study or up to four semesters of part-time study. Students undertake two level one undergraduate units and a further six units at second and third year levels with the requirement that at least two of these units are studied at second year level and a minimum of three are undertaken at third year level.

For information on the undergraduate units see the undergraduate handbook, available online at www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/.

Exit points

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Articulation

Successful completion of the diploma will result in an entrance pathway, via the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research), to Masters (100 per cent/66 per cent Research) and subsequent HDR candidature. For further study options please contact the School of Philosophy and Bioethics or visit www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/course/postgraduate

Course coordinator

Prof. John Bigelow

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