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Philosophy – Bachelor of Arts
If you study full time, in the first year you’ll take eight 15-credit courses, making a total of 120 credits.
If you wish to study over two semesters, you should aim for 60 credits per semester. You may be able to take some courses at summer school if you wish. Make sure you include courses that are prerequisites for the next level of courses you wish to study.
You need to pass five courses at 300-level for your BA. One of these (230310) is in the compulsory core and three are required for your major. If you are not taking a double major or a minor, you will need to take one 300-level elective course to meet this requirement.
About this major
A Philosophy major consists of 120 credits (eight courses).
Not all courses will be offered in all modes or across all campuses in any given year.
Minors
Completing a minor is optional. Minors increase the breadth of your degree. They give you extra knowledge, attributes and capabilities.
A minor must be in a different subject from your major.
A Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) with a minor
You may ch
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Philosophy – Master of Arts
If you study full-time, you’ll take 120 credits per year or 60 credits per semester.
Not all courses are available in each semester.
The Master of Arts (Philosophy) is a parts-based qualification. That means you must complete the first part, before moving to the second.
Grades achieved in the first 60 credits will determine eligibility for progression to Part Two.
- For the coursework pathway a minimum B grade average is required.
- For the research pathway a minimum B+ grade average is required.
If you enrol in a thesis, you commence with Thesis (90 or 120 credits) Part 1, followed by Thesis (90 or 120 credits) Part 2 in the next enrolment period. Both parts combine to meet the thesis requirements with a single grade assigned to each part.
If the thesis cannot be submitted at the end of the initial Thesis (90 or 120 credits) Part 2 enrolment, you must re-enrol in Thesis (90 or 120 credits) Part 2 and pay fees each semester until submission is made.
Official regulations
To understand what you need to study and must complete to graduate rea
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World Philosophy at Massey
Massey Visiting Scholar Aaron Wendland leads a conversation between Kumar Murty (Massey College) and Sitansu Sekhar Chakravarti(New College) on expanding and diversifying the philosophical canon to address perennial questions about the essence of justice, the origin of consciousness, and the nature of human flourishing.
This event will be broadcast online and is free and open to all – there is no login or registration required to tune in. Click here to watch the livestream.
What do we mean by World Philosophy? It is an attempt to consider philosophical problems of contemporary interest by drawing on the ideas of different traditions as the beginning of an original inquiry. In this conversation, we shall try to elucidate some of the important and contemporary problems that are sufficiently complex that we need to draw on the thinkers of the world that have preceded us, and that can engage the collective genius of the Massey community in discussing. We note that this discussion need not be confined to a disciplinary boundary as it must neces
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