University of Tasmania, Australia

Welcome to Philosophy & Gender Studies at University of Tasmania

Our program offers undergraduate students the option to undertake a major or minor in Philosophy (units coded HPH) or in Gender Studies (core units coded HAF). We also offer an advanced minor in Asian Philosophy (units coded HPA). We provide a graphic on how to structure your Philosophy major here. And another graphic on the Gender Studies major here.

Most students find the study of Philosophy interesting, but some hesitate to do more than one or two units because they think it is not a practical course of study. If you like Philosophy, you probably like thinking about reasons. So, we offer for your consideration four good reasons to study Philosophy.

Students who are interested in undertaking Honours in Philosophy should contact the Honours Coordinator, David Coady. If you are interested in Masters or PhD, Richard Corry is the postgraduate coordinator.

If you have any other questions about Philosophy or Gender Studies at University of Tasmania, please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help.

Dirk Baltzly
Professor and Head of Discipline

Philosophy undergraduate offerings for 2016

First-year Units

HPH101 Philosophy 1: Ethics. Semester 1. Hobart (Ingo Farin), Launceston (Graham Wood) and Distance

HPH102 Philosophy 2: Mind & Metaphysics. Semester 2. Hobart (Dirk Baltzly), Launceston (James Chase) and Distance

Second- and Third-year Units that can count toward a Philosophy major

Semester 1

HPH203 Introduction to Logic. Hobart and Launceston. (Richard Corry and James Chase)

HPH204 or HPH304 Political Philosophy. Hobart and Distance. (David Coady)

HPA239 or HPA339 Indian Philosophy. Hobart, Launceston (video-link) and Distance. Sonam Thakchoe

HAF229 or HAF329 Gender, Ethics and Society. Hobart and Distance. (Louise Richardson-Self)

HPH350 Capstone in Philosophy – a seminar for Philosophy majors. Hobart, Launceston and Distance. (Ingo Farin and James Chase)

Semester 2

HPH201 Intermediate Ethics. Launceston, Hobart (video-link), and Distance. (Suzy Bliss)

HPH205 or HPH305 Applied Philosophy (Environmental Ethics). Launceston and Distance (Graham Wood)

HPH206 or HPH306 Philosophy of Science. Hobart and Distance (Richard Corry)

HPA297 or 397 Buddhism, Ethics & Nonviolence. Hobart, Launceston (video-link), and Distance (Sonam Thakchoe)

XBR301 War! The moral and legal limits of political violence. Hobart and Distance. (Dirk Baltzly). Can count toward breadth unit requirement or toward Philosophy major (but not both).

Gender Studies undergraduate offerings for 2016

Semester 1

HAF104 Gender: Being Human. Hobart and Distance. (Louise Richardson-Self)

HAF229 or HAF329 Gender, Ethics and Society. Hobart and Distance. (Louise Richardson-Self)

Semester 2

HAF105 Gender & World. Hobart and Distance. (Lucy Tatman and Louise Richardson-Self)

HAF234 or 334 Masculinities. Hobart and Distance. (Lucy Tatman)

Breadth units involving staff from Philosophy & Gender Studies

XBR101 Confronting Sustainability. Semester 2. (Graham Wood and others)

XBR105 Good thinking: reasoning skills for life. Semester 1. (Richard Corry, David Coady and others)

XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility. Semester 1 (James Chase and Dirk Baltzly)

XBR204 The Sciences and Society. Semester 2 (Graham Wood and others)

XBR301 War! The moral and legal limits of political violence. Hobart and Distance. (Dirk Baltzly).