Honours course

Honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

To investigate advanced ideas from within the separate disciplines of philosophy, politics and economics, integrate those ideas and apply them to scholarly research.

Outcomes: Students are able to (1) Evaluate advanced ideas and complex arguments from philosophy, politics and economics.; (2) demonstrate public speaking and professional presentation skills; (3) apply methodologies from different disciplines to a wide range of topics; (4) write in a critical manner on topics in philosophy, politics and economics; and (5) develop core research skills in preparation for academic research that will endure in subsequent postgraduate research and/or research oriented work outside of the academia..

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

Intake periods: Beginning of year only

Honours sequence

Key to availability of units:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2021; NS = non-standard teaching period

Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2022 or 2023.

HUMA4140 Humanities Dissertation to be taken in one semester; and HUMA4141 to be taken in a subsequent semester.

Take all units (36 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
NS	POLS5651	Global Political Economy	Incompatibility: POLS8605 States and International Political Economy; POLS5652 International Political Economy: Dynamics of Crises
S1	PPHE4140	PPE Honours Dissertation 1	Prerequisites: INTG3001 Integrating Philosophy, Politics and Economics Co-requisites: SOCS4100 Honours Research Skills
S2	PPHE4141	PPE Honours Dissertation 2	Prerequisites: PPHE4140 Honours Dissertation 1
N/A	SOCS4100	Honours Research Skills	Incompatibility: COMM4101 Concepts in Communication, COMM7481 Honours Seminar 1 (Communication Studies)

Group A—take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
S2	PHIL4101	Advanced Moral Philosophy	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation
N/A	PHIL4102	Topics in Social and Political Philosophy	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation
S1	PHIL4107	Metaethics	Prerequisites: sufficient units in the relevant major at the specified standard for entry to the honours specialisation

Group B—take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
S2	ECON4405	Public Economics	Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BH002) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005) or enrolment in the Master of Economics (42620).
S2	ECON4408	Advanced Development Economics	Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BH002) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005) or enrolment in the Master of Economics (42620), or Master of International Development Economics Development specialisation (71550), Master of Agriculture (73530) or the Master of Public Policy (42580) for Master of Public Policy: ECON5540 Economic Analysis and Policy