Honours course

Honours in Philosophy

Honours in Philosophy will develop high-level research skills and an ability to analyse and construct arguments, deepen your knowledge of the history of philosophy, as well as broaden and integrate your understanding of the sub-fields of philosophy. The honours seminars are designed to build on the understanding and knowledge of topics and historical figures that you encountered in your undergraduate study. You will also become familiar with cutting-edge, contemporary work in philosophy, which you have only a limited opportunity to explore at undergraduate level.

Outcomes: Students are able to (1) strengthen generic intellectual skills such as analysing and critically assessing arguments, constructing and expressing their own arguments, constructing and expressing explanations of phenomena; (2) develop a critical understanding of the core issues in key areas of philosophy including metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, metaethics, social and political philosophy, analytic philosophy, and the history of philosophy; (3) develop public speaking and professional presentation skills; (4) develop critical writing skills; and (5) develop core research skills in preparation for research oriented postgraduate work and/or research oriented work outside of the academy.

Entry requirements: the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 75 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Philosophy major.

Students must meet with their Discipline's Honours Coordinator to discuss their programme and research supervision prior to enrollment.

Intake periods: Beginning of year and mid-year

Honours in Philosophy can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

• BH001 Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Honours sequence

Key to availability of units:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2022

Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2023 or 2024.

Take all units (24 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
S1, S2	HUMA4140	Humanities Dissertation 1	Prerequisites: enrolment in a School of Humanities honours program Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
S1, S2	HUMA4141	Humanities Dissertation 2	Prerequisites: HUMA4140 Humanities Dissertation 1 Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.

Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
N/A	PHIL4101	Advanced Moral Philosophy	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
S1	PHIL4102	Topics in Social and Political Philosophy	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
N/A	PHIL4103	Consciousness	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
S1	PHIL4104	Advanced Metaphysics	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
S2	PHIL4105	Topics in the History of Philosophy	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
S2	PHIL4106	Analytic Philosophy	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
N/A	PHIL4107	Metaethics	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.