Philosophy
Campus availability: Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Off-campus learning
For further information students should contact the School of Philosophy and Bioethics.
At a later-year level there is just one unit offered by the School of Philosophy and Bioethics on the Caulfield campus, PHL2001 Ethics at Work: Ethical Issues in Professional Life. No later-year philosophy units are offered on-campus at Caulfield, but students can complete further studies in Philosophy either by taking some units in off-campus learning mode or by attending classes on the Clayton campus.
1st year sequence:
A first year sequence in Philosophy consists of any two of the following first-year Philosophy units: PHL1010, PHL1020, PHL1030, PHL1070 and PHL1080.
Prohibited combination: Students may not take PHL1010 and PHL1070 OR PHL1020 & PHL1080 without special permission from the head of the Philosophy section.
Minor sequence:
A minor sequence in philosophy comprises a first-year sequence followed by second-year units to the value of 12 points chosen from the units listed .
Students who complete a first-year sequence in Bioethics may count CHB1010 and CHB1020 as a first-year sequence for the purposes of a minor.
NB: In special circumstances, a minor sequence may be completed without including a first-year sequence. In such cases, second and third-year-level units to the value of at least 24 points must be completed, including at least 12 points of third-year-level units.
Major sequence:
Students complete a standard major chosen from the units listed .
Students who complete a first-year sequence in Bioethics may count CHB1010 and CHB1020 as a first-year sequence for the purposes of a major.