Graduate Diploma in Continental Philosophy

Western Sydney University

About

The Graduate Diploma in Continental Philosophy offers students the opportunity to benefit from the unique strength of the Philosophy Research Initiative as a centre of internationally recognised scholarship in philosophy.

This is a challenging, rigorous, innovative course-work degree, developing skills in critical thinking, combined with an education in a broad range of positions throughout the history of continental philosophy to the present day.

Students who wish to write a thesis can transfer to the Master of Research.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points from the units listed below.

Full-time Start year Intake

Code	Name
102382	Research Project in Philosophy

Choose one of the following sets of units (see note above)

Code	Name
102384	Political Philosophy

Code	Name
102383	Topics in the History of Philosophy

Code	Name
102616	Philosophy and Literature

Code	Name
102615	Theoretical Philosophy

Choose one of the following sets of units (see note above)

Code	Name
102380	Philosophical Aesthetics

Code	Name
102381	Ethics

Code	Name
102379	Special Topics in Philosophy

Code	Name
102618	Practical Philosophy

Code	Name
102619	Philosophy of Nature

Code	Name
102620	Philosophy, History and Interpretation

Full-time Mid year Intake

Choose one of the following sets of units (see note above)

Code	Name
102380	Philosophical Aesthetics

Code	Name
102381	Ethics

Code	Name
102379	Special Topics in Philosophy

Code	Name
102618	Practical Philosophy

Code	Name
102619	Philosophy of Nature

Code	Name
102620	Philosophy, History and Interpretation

Code	Name
102382	Research Project in Philosophy

Choose one of the following sets of units (see note above)

Code	Name
102384	Political Philosophy

Code	Name
102383	Topics in the History of Philosophy

Code	Name
102615	Theoretical Philosophy

Code	Name
102616	Philosophy and Literature

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