Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)
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Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)
The Bachelor of Arts will equip you for today’s rapidly changing world. You will develop skills and capacities necessary to understand how the world has come to be the way it is today. Your philosophy major will teach you how to think, not what to think. As lovers of wisdom,…
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The Bachelor of Arts will equip you for today’s rapidly changing world. You will develop skills and capacities necessary to understand how the world has come to be the way it is today.
Your philosophy major will teach you how to think, not what to think. As lovers of wisdom, philosophers are deeply invested in their quest for truth and enlightenment. There are no questions that philosophers will not consider. In studying philosophy you will explore the most fundamental topics, ask the deepest questions and –rigorously and systematically– scrutinise the answers given by the best minds down the ages.
The Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) will equip you with the intellectual discipline to challenge the assumptions that frame the way we think about the world and how we should behave in it. You will learn to bring philosophical considerations to bear on practical problems to make informed decisions about important issues such as: social justice, free speech, global poverty, climate change, animal welfare, humane psychotherapy, education and expertise.
Elective areas of study include media, art and society, logic, the meaning of life, philosophy in film and literature, global and environmental ethics, bioethics, political philosophy, narrative psychology and selfhood, imagination and emotion, health and happiness, and Eastern philosophy.
Graduates have found work in art and design, business development, community and social services, consulting, education, entrepreneurship, healthcare, human resources, IT, management, media, program and project research.
In addition to the Philosophy major you will choose a minor or a second major from the Bachelor of Arts offerings.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence. It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching and research. The University offers a wide range of degree programs across all levels of study – undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research: Engineering and IT, Health Sciences and Medicine; Business and Commerce Applied and Natural Sciences; Arts, Communications and Creative Arts; Law and Education.
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence. It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching and research. The University offers a wide range of degree programs across all levels of study - undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research: Engineering and IT, Health Sciences and Medicine; Business and Commerce Applied and Natural Sciences; Arts, Communications and Creative Arts; Law and Education.