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The Bachelor of Philosophy is an amazing opportunity to extend beyond the traditional confines of a structured degree. The freedom to learn for the sake of enjoyment is what attracted me to the Bachelor of Philosophy. I love its openness, as it allows me to have a creative outlet whilst completing my principal degree.
It’s a degree built of your choosing that you generally study in parallel with your principal degree, with unit options covering research, leadership and service, cultural understanding, and multidisciplinary perspectives. There is a particular focus on transferable, multidisciplinary skills, and cultural engagement, with many units breaking the classroom/exam tradition and providing you the option to undertake projects within local, state, national or even international communities.
As a true high achiever reward program, domestic students who qualify for this program currently also receive a full HECS scholarship, meaning you can get a second degree full of amazing and enriching experiences for no extra cost while you complete your main degree.
For further information on the BPhil, please contact the Course Coordinator on B.Phil@utas.edu.au.
Course objectives
This degree is designed to challenge and inspire high achieving students, provide a wealth of multi-disciplinary knowledge and experience, and build a broad set of transferrable soft skills that will give you an edge in your future careers.
While you can choose a range of units to suit your particular tastes and interests, all students who complete this program will graduate with core set of skills, knowledge and experience. You will have a high-level of professional communication skills, multi-disciplinary project planning and management experience, collaboration and negotiation skills across a range of cultures, backgrounds and disciplines, and a global perspective that is invaluable when applying your knowledge to shape the world.
Bachelor of Philosophy graduates are the leaders of tomorrow, and this degree expands your education experience to provide the breadth of skills, knowledge and experience you need to excel in whatever path you pursue.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Philosophy, graduates should be able to:
- Develop, apply and integrate knowledge in a disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and/or professional context.
- Communicate professional and disciplinary information and ideas to diverse audiences in effective and appropriate ways.
- Conceptualise, negotiate and plan projects or investigations that consider disciplinary or multi-disciplinary perspectives and issues of ethics and integrity.
- Conduct and evaluate projects, or investigations, that address questions or issues through application of disciplinary or multi-disciplinary methodologies and consideration of global perspectives.
- Develop and demonstrate interpersonal skills to communicate, collaborate and negotiate with people from diverse global cultures and/or backgrounds and/or disciplines.
- Work, learn and plan for future learning in both independent and collaborative ways in a range of disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, global and/or professional contexts.
Practical experience
The units that you choose to build your Bachelor of Philosophy can deliver a breadth of practical experience unlike any other degree. The study options are grouped into four streams, each offering a unique range of experiences for you to take advantage.
Research
The units in the research stream are ideal for developing skills and knowledge that prepare you for undertaking research honours, and potentially continuing down a research pathway with a research higher degree (Masters by Research, or PhD).
You can undertake research projects on topics of your choice, supported by supervisors, across a wide range of arts, science and business units, and other disciplines by negotiation. This allows you to put your knowledge into practice, expand the scope of your studies, and simultaneously learn valuable time, people and project management skills at the same time.
Leadership and service
While your degree delivers a depth of discipline knowledge, the Bachelor of Philosophy can provide genuine skills and experience in leadership, entrepreneurship, community engagement and people management that will help you become a leader in your chosen field.
Units in this stream are focussed on getting you thinking strategically and being involved with people, both within the University context, as well as local, national and international communities. We aim to get you out of the classroom and into the real world, for real world experience. You can get credit for activities as diverse as engaging with charity and community groups, working as a student representative on boards and committees, and being a support leader amongst your peers.
Cultural Understanding
The world is a fascinating, diverse place, and the thought and action leaders of the future need skills and knowledge that crosses borders, cultures, races and ethnicities.
Units in this stream are for the explorers, providing options to get out into the world and focus on capturing and maximising the learning and personal development that takes place during cross-cultural encounters, including international exchange, internships and in-country study.
Multidisciplinary perspectives
Adaptability is the key to survival, and for our high achievers to thrive in a complex, multi-disciplinary world they need skills, knowledge and experience that covers multiple disciplines. This stream provides an opportunity to gain a range of complementary perspectives, building a comprehensive set of tools you can use to solve problems and affect change.
Choose units that expand your learning through project, collaboration and practical experiences with marketing, tourism, management, art, theatre, law, sociology, environmental sustainability, and much more. Prepare yourself to meet the complex challenges of tomorrow with units that investigate topics such as international relations and trade, legal and ethical considerations of biotechnology, or climate change policy. It’s a multi-disciplinary world, and to succeed you need a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Career outcomes

Throughout the BPhil I was on a journey of leadership and service and that has continued to this day.
The BPhil has instilled in me a desire to be constantly engaging in professional development. In many ways, it was the icing on the cake for my university experience as the practical nature complemented the theoretical concepts studied in my primary degree BA-BBus so well.
The Bachelor of Philosophy provides complementary skills, knowledge and experiences that make you an adaptable, motivated and valuable leader in whatever career path(s) you choose.
The breadth and depth of what you can study in the Bachelor of Philosophy will give you the confidence to shape the world whenever you choose to apply yourself. Employers are looking for people who are both technically capable in their profession, and have demonstrated experience in the multi-disciplinary soft skills such as people, time and project management. For future leaders, these skills become even more valuable as you engage in diverse, complex business environments.
The multicultural and global perspectives you can establish with this degree will help you to engage with stakeholders across multiple business units, organisations, states, and even countries. Careers in the public and private sector, at all scales and locations, are increasingly interconnected with each other, and dealing with an ever-diversifying range of clients, so these global perspectives become life-long tools you’ll use time and again.
I graduated in 2015 with a combined BA-BBus and BPhil, with my main area of focus in the BPhil being Leadership and Service. In this stream of study, programs included Effective Speaking, Public Relations, the Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Award and a range of Entrepreneurship units. I was even able to base a unit around my experiences working in a summer camp in the USA through Bringing the World Back Home and undertake an internship in Nepal for a Not for Profit Organisation through Professional Placement in Asia! These innovative and outside the box programs well and truly set me up for my career and equipped me with the tools necessary to approach challenging situations daily.
Fast-forward 2 years I am now working as a Recruitment Consultant. I work in an industry that is constantly changing, and in order to be on top of my game, I am required to adapt quickly to challenging situations and effectively plan strategically. Through the innovative units on offer, I was able to develop a strong set of soft skills and gain a foundation in bigger picture strategic thinking.
Cameron Scott, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business, and Bachelor of Philosophy graduate
Professional Recognition
Whilst there is no specific professional recognition proposed, it is expected that this award will be marketed, and gain broad professional credibility as an elite UTAS program.
The BPhil is a diverse, flexible program that allows students to tailor their learning experiences to extend their academic and professional skills and knowledge and to gain recognition and experience outside the traditional Bachelor structure.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Philosophy requires 300 credit points (equivalent to 24 standard units of study) to complete, the same as most Bachelor degrees. The difference with this degree is that half that requirement is met by the successful completion of your principal degree, with a GPA of 5.5 or higher.
This means you only need 150 credit points (12 standard units of study, or equivalent) in addition to completion of your principal degree to graduate with the Bachelor of Philosophy. You must achieve a graduation GPA of 5.5 or higher in both degree programmes (your principal degree AND the BPhil) in order to graduate with the Bachelor of Philosophy.
You can complete those units in parallel with your principal degree so that when you graduate from that, you also graduate from the Bachelor of Philosophy.
To ensure you receive a true multidisciplinary experience, you can choose a maximum of 75 credit points (Six 12.5% units or equivalent) from any single stream:
- Research (up to six 12.5% units)
- Leadership and Service (up to six 12.5% units)
- Cultural Understanding (up to six 12.5% units)
- Multidisciplinary Perspectives (up to six 12.5% units)
Note: Some Faculty-based units require the completion of prerequisites; it is the students' responsibility to ensure these prerequisites have been met and/or negotiate other arrangements with the coordinator of the unit.
The units below are a sample of those available. For additional information, please email the Course Coordinator at B.Phil@utas.edu.au.
Stream: Research (Up to six 12.5% units)
Science, Engineering and Technology
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Arts (Honours Research Preparation )
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Credit Points: 25
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View all details for HZZ301 Honours Preparation-Tasmanian College of the Arts
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View all details for HZZ302 Honours Preparation-Tasmanian College of the Arts
Other Research Units
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View all details for CEA302 Internship in Health and Biomedical Research
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View all details for ESP318 Introduction to Research Methods
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View all details for FFA301 Investigation: creative research practice
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View all details for HAB201 Special Topic in Aboriginal Studies
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Stream: Leadership and Service (Up to six 12.5% units)
The stream is open to all students currently engaged in a service or leadership role (eg. PASS Leaders, TUU representatives, community group volunteers). The units are grounded in students service experience and develop leadership skills, both to maximise effectiveness in their role, and to provide formal academic recognition for their service. Developing opportunities for a supportive peer network and project development, this stream will help students achieve personal and strategic goals.
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View all details for BEA236 Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge
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View all details for BEA308 Environmental and Resource Economics
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View all details for BLD303 Entrepreneurial Leadership in Practice
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View all details for XCA200 Communication for Effective Leadership
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View all details for XLL200 Peer Learning: Theory and Practice
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View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
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View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
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View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
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View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
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View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
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Stream: Cultural Understanding (Up to six 12.5% units)
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View all details for BFA217 Globalisation and Accountability
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View all details for HAB207 Indigenous Community Development
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View all details for HIR209 Third World Development Politics
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View all details for HMA255 Asia: Key debates and controversies
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View all details for HMA354 Asian Cities: the transnational and the local
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Credit Points: 25
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View all details for HPA276 Indo-Tibetan History, Philosophy and Culture
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View all details for HTB200 The Grand Tour: The history of travel and tourism 1700-2000
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View all details for HTB300 The Grand Tour: The history of travel and tourism 1700-2000
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View all details for KGA202 Placing Australia in the Asia-Pacific Region
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View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
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View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
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View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
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Stream: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Up to six 12.5% units)
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View all details for BEA301 Environmental and Resource Economics
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View all details for BFA210 Social & Environmental Accounting
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View all details for ESP208 Sociology, Sport & Physical Activity
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View all details for ESP221 Education for Sustainability Across the Curriculum
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View all details for ESP344 Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future
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View all details for FCP308 Intermedia: The Intersection of Future Music, Art & Theatre
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View all details for FFA259 Creativity: theories in practice
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View all details for FFA359 Creativity: theories in practice
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View all details for FFA271 Wilderness and Natural Environment
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View all details for FFA371 Wilderness and Natural Environment
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View all details for FFR208 Digital Video and Temporal Media
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View all details for FFR308 Digital Video and Temporal Media
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View all details for FFE234 Exhibition and Presentation Practice
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View all details for FSA204 Professional Practice (Writing Skills)
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View all details for HAF229 Gender, Ethics and the Just Society
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View all details for HAF329 Gender, Ethics and the Just Society
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View all details for HEJ325 Documentary : Theory and Practice
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View all details for HGA223 Social Problems and Social Policy
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View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
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View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
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Need help choosing your first year units? Try the Unit Selection Guide.
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you’re not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, the UTAS admissions team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Enquire online for advice on the application process and the available pathways to study at UTAS.
Domestic Applicants
Domestic applicants who have recently completed secondary education (in the past two years)
To be eligible for an offer, you must:
- Apply for, and be accepted into a Bachelor course at UTAS; and
- Have an ATAR of 90 or above. This is the minimum ATAR needed for your application to be considered. Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers made based on the number of places available.
Domestic applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, you must:
- Have completed a course at Bachelor level within the past three years and have marks equivalent to a grade point average of 5.5 on a seven-point scale; or
- Be currently enrolled in a UTAS Bachelor degree, have completed at least six units of study (75 UTAS credit points) and have a UTAS grade point average of 5.5; or
You can enquire online for advice on converting your results into grade point average on a seven-point scale.
All other domestic applicants
Applicants are not admitted to this course on the basis of prior VET / TAFE study or work and life experience. Enquire online for advice on alternative course options.
Special Consideration
If your ability to access or participate in education has been affected by circumstances beyond your control, you can apply for special consideration as part of your application. We will consider a range of factors for special consideration, including economic hardship, a serious medical condition or disability.
We can only approve applications for special consideration where we are confident that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your studies. If your application is not approved, the UTAS admissions team will work with you to find the best alternative pathway to your chosen course. Special consideration is not available for international applicants.
International Applicants
Admissions information for international applicants, including English language requirements, is available from the International Future Students site.
This course is only open to international students who are enrolled in a Bachelor degree onshore and who have completed one year of full time study. International students must be able to complete the Bachelor of Philosophy course requirements within the time permitted by the CoE for their principal degree. International students should discuss the possibility of enrolling in the Bachelor of Philosophy with the course coordinator of their principal degree before applying.
Admission Prerequisites
The Bachelor of Philosophy program is open to students who have:
a) achieved an ATAR score (or equivalent) of at least 90; and
i. been accepted into a Bachelor degree program at the University of Tasmania; and
ii. been approved for admission by the DVC(S&E) or nominee;
or:
b) completed the equivalent of at least one year full-time study in a Bachelor degree program; and
i. currently enrolled in a Bachelor degree program at the University of Tasmania; and
ii. achieved a standard GPA of 5.5 in the accompanying degree; and
iii. been approved for admission by the DVC(S&E) or nominee.
The award will not be provided as a standalone degree and can only be completed concurrent with, or
after completion of a principal undergraduate degree.
Units completed within the BPhil may be credited towards another award if students fail to maintain an
acceptable GPA and are deemed ineligible to take out the BPhil.
By its very nature, the Bachelor of Philosophy will require students to complete research and other extension units in disciplines already being undertaken within a principal degree, and in disciplines outside the students' principal degree.
Some Faculty-based units require the completion of prerequisites; it is the students' responsibility to ensure these prerequisites have been met and/or negotiate other arrangements with the coordinator of the unit.
Students already enrolled in a combined (double) degree may be eligible for some credit for prior learning.Contact
B.Phil@utas.edu.au to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Philosophy.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $93,031 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $29,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
Domestic Students
Each year, the University offers more than 900 awards to students from all walks of life, including: those who have achieved high academic results, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, students with sporting ability, students undertaking overseas study, and students with a disability.
For information on all scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
Applications for most awards commencing in Semester 1 open at the beginning of August and close strictly on 31 October in the year prior to study.
International students
There are a huge range of scholarships, bursaries and fee discounts available for international students studying at the University of Tasmania. For more information on these, visit the Tasmanian International Scholarships (TIS) website.
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