Graduate Diploma of Philosophy

Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in another subject area, but you really want to explore some of the BIG questions?

Whether you want to study philosophy due to personal interest or professional ambition, you will find this one-year Graduate Diploma immensely rewarding.

The program consists of eight postgraduate courses, where you can choose from subjects including Natural Law, Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy and Epistemology.

In addition to a grounding in Western philosophical thought, you will develop the capacity to think critically and creatively, at an advanced level – these are skills in great demand in the workplace.

Eight Philosophy Electives (to be chosen from)

• Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art
• Philosophy of Science
• Epistemology: Ways of Knowing
• History of Philosophy – AncientHistory of Philosophy – Medieval
• History of Philosophy – Modern
• History of Philosophy – Contemporary
• Logical and Critical Thinking
• Metaphysics – Theories of Being and Existence
• Moral Philosophy/Ethics
• Natural Law
• Philosophy of the Human Person
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Love and Friendship
• Philosophy of Religion
• Political Philosophy

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

A Bachelor's degree in any discipline.