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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.
Research
Science, Engineering and Technology
This unit provides students with an opportunity to be engaged in a research or design project in a laboratory or field setting in STEM. The aim of the unit is to provide an experience that will immerse students in the…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Spring school (extended) | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for KAA207 Introduction to Research and Design Experience
This unit provides students with an opportunity to be engaged in a negotiated topic on an authentic research or design activity in a laboratory or field setting in STEM. Project results will be presented as an oral presentation to a…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Spring school (extended) | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for KAA307 Research and Design Experience - Intermediate
This unit provides students with an opportunity to be engaged in a topic on authentic research or design activity in a laboratory or field setting in STEM. Students will be expected to present their project results via an oral presentation…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Spring school (extended) | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for KAA411 Research and Design Experience - Advanced
This unit provides students with an opportunity to prepare a journal article for publication based on a previous research or design activity in a laboratory or field setting in STEM. This Research and Design Publication unit consists of 3 to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | 12 Week Session Dec | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | 12 Week Session Dec | ||||
Other Research units
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESP318 Introduction to Research Methods
This unit examines the development of literary theory from the middle of the twentieth century to the present. It aims to provide students with the skills to read theory critically and to develop informed arguments in response to critical, literary…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
TP3A Students will analyse a case study involving the use of social media in the light of Tasmania Police policy and procedures. The case needs to be considered in the light of academic literature on policing organisations (such as police…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
The unit engages students in higher level police supervision skills and capabilities required of operational policing in an increasingly complex social, cultural, and economic environment. Students will engage with assignment work grounded in critically analysing how to provide initial and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for HSP325 Social Research in Professional Practice A
Leadership and Service
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.
Strategy is concerned with the long- term direction of an organisation - with making strategic choices about how to best use resources and how to align the firm with the operating environment. Business Strategy enhances students’ knowledge of the process…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 2 | ||||
Organisational behaviour is the study of human behaviour at the individual, group and organisational level. The primary purpose of this unit is to improve the management of organisations through the development of knowledge of human behaviour. An understanding of human…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Sound and effective management and leadership require not only financial and technical expertise but also ethical competency. This unit provides a focus on ethical decision-making, and in particular introduces a series of frameworks for discerning what is right and wrong…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for BMA250 Managerial Social Responsibility
This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to prepare students for understanding the diagnosis, design and implementation process of change at group and organization-wide levels. The need to manage change is recognised as a critical success factor for organisations. This unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 2 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for BMA314 Organisational Change and Development
Leadership affects all organisations and is of increasing importance in today’s dynamic business world. The task of leading is generally associated with senior management, but all organisational members have the potential to exercise leadership by influencing and inspiring themselves and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 3 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 2 | ||||
BMA349 Advertising and Promotion covers the general area of marketing communications. The unit focuses on the selection of appropriate marketing messages for an organisation to communicate. Fundamentally, this rests upon the management of key tools and media which can be…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 2 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit develops knowledge and skills in the area of sports coaching, with a large emphasis placed on coaching pedagogy highlighting the social, cultural and pedagogical concepts underpinning good coaching practice. It touches on the application of sports science principles…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit addresses the communication needs of students, current and intending professionals required to speak in presentation contexts. Participants will experience specific vocal and physical skills in the presentation of dynamic and highly focused material and tasks. Various delivery techniques…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit addresses the communication needs of students, current and intending professionals required to speak in presentation contexts. Participants will experience specific vocal and physical skills in the presentation of dynamic and highly focused material and tasks. Various delivery techniques…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | 5 Week Session Jun | ||||
| Launceston | Intensive Session Feb A | ||||
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HPH106 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | 5 Week Session Feb A | ||||
Society needs professional environmental managers who have the knowledge and skills to effectively tackle problems of sustainable resource use, climate change and biodiversity conservation. Environmental managers also play an important role in helping communities identify and move towards sustainable and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to understand concepts of ethics, social responsibility and the law and how these shape individual and collective behaviour in modern society. Sustainable inspirational leadership can only evolve from a legitimate, ethical and socially responsible base. Equally, reputations…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for LAW181 Ethics, Social Responsibility and the Law
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XCA300 Communication for Effective Leadership
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XCA300 Communication for Effective Leadership
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XLL200 Peer Learning: Theory and Practice
Cultural Understanding
This unit will consider major authors and texts, developments and trends in Australian Literature. It examines Australian literature as a regional, national, and international literature with a set of distinct and vibrant cultures. Students will consider the histories, preoccupations, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit offers an introduction to the most important themes and issues in the international relations of China. Students will gain a basic understanding of how the major frameworks of international relations interpret the rise of China as a global…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
International cooperation has undoubtly a positive ring to it. Recent decades have seen an impressive increase in inter-governmental and transnational cooperation, which often have been hailed for creating policies of peace and prosperity. Examples include the European Union, the Arms…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
X…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HPA276 Indo-Tibetan History, Philosophy and Culture
Introduces students to the principal traditions of Buddhist philosophy. The unit begins with an examination of the discourses of the Buddha in the Pali tradition and an examination of the common core of all Buddhist philosophical schools. It then studies…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | 5 Week Session Feb A | ||||
This is a co-requisite unit for students undertaking overseas study programs in the College of Arts, Law and Education. Students will undertake this unit concurrently with their primary degree. Using materials available through Creative Commons, the unit comprises a number…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Sound and effective management and leadership require not only financial and technical expertise but also ethical competency. This unit provides a focus on ethical decision-making, and in particular introduces a series of frameworks for discerning what is right and wrong…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for BMA250 Managerial Social Responsibility
Marketing research is one of the most important aspects of marketing. It is the process by which firms acquire market information that facilitates their decision-making. Given the rapid evolution of the business world, it is critical that firms know who…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Accelerated Study Period 2 | ||||
| Hong Kong Universal Ed | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit will enable you to develop an understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in the development of business ventures. Innovation is now seen as central to the development of business, economy and society. We will explore the relationship between entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the specific pathology of the more common diseases causing, or associated with, dementia and the current state of research into the biological basis of dementia. This is a core unit in the Bachelor of Dementia Care. This…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Twenty first century education must meet the learning needs of communities and help to address twenty first century issues. As recognized by UNESCO, education for sustainability is an important part of this process. Consequently, this unit will provide students with…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESP221 Education for Sustainability Across the Curriculum
This unit extends your understanding of the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal, social and environmental dimensions of health and wellness. The content focuses on critical aspects of social and emotional learning (SEL) to ensure you can successfully implement a program of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit develops practical and creative skills in the craft of writing for performance. Through practical workshops, discussions, readings and individual dramaturgical sessions with the Unit Lecturer, you will explore the range of styles, genres, conventions, purposes and methodologies within…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Feminist philosophy, psychoanalysis, existential phenomenology and queer theory have raised stimulating questions about the body. This unit examines how the body is theorised, how it interacts with questions of culture and class, and explores the implications of our understanding of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit explores how different worlds are imagined in speculative fiction, film, and critical theory. Taking an historical approach, the unit traces the trajectory of utopian/dystopian texts and theories through the last five hundred years, concentrating on the dystopian visions…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Examines how social issues in contemporary Australia are constructed and interpreted across their social, cultural, political and moral dimensions. The unit examines the role of discourses in the construction of social issues, social groups and social arenas as social problems…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HGA223 Social Problems and Social Policy
The body is normally understood as exclusively biological, but it is also subject to competing social forces. For example, our bodies allow us to comprehend the world. It is also the site through which others come to identify and classify…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Provides a sociological perspective on the relationship between law and society through a critical analysis of the basic processes of law, issues of social power and legal institutions, and law reform and social change. The unit focuses on understanding legal…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit will enable students to understand how tourism and cultural industries have dramatically changed our lives. Cultural industries have grown significantly, with examples such as museums, regional festivals and wilderness adventures. At the same time there is an increasing…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit applies a critical sociological perspective to health, illness and medicine. Each year the unit will use topical examples to explore expert and public knowledges about health and illness, the social distribution and patterning of health and illness, inequalities…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Explores the nature of environmental crime and its social regulation. The unit has three main topical concerns: First, to investigate the nature of environmental crime from the point of view of legal, ecological and justice perspectives, with an emphasis on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HGA344 Green Criminology and Environmental Crime
How do we learn to 'do' gender correctly? Is gender 'natural'? In this unit, you will develop a critical lens through which to understand the social forces and structures of power that shape us as gendered individuals and construct the…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Offers a systematic study of various forms of `disorder` in the post-Cold War era, with a particular focus on terrorism. States are increasingly confronted with unpredictable, internal and trans-national threats to their security, for example: new and diverse forms of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HIR306 Espionage, Terror and Global Disorder
International cooperation has undoubtly a positive ring to it. Recent decades have seen an impressive increase in inter-governmental and transnational cooperation, which often have been hailed for creating policies of peace and prosperity. Examples include the European Union, the Arms…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HPH106 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Logic is the theory of good reasoning. This unit introduces students to some of the types of reasoning that are regularly used in everyday life, in philosophy and in many other fields. Students will be introduced to a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Continental philosophy encompasses a wide range of philosophical schools, including Existentialism, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Deconstruction, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Thought, all of which have shaped our understanding of the human condition, not only in philosophy proper, but also in art, literature,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit explores broad ranging and contemporary aspects of Australian politics and policy, including democratic principles and Australian institutions, values and Australian culture, the Australian electoral system and campaigns, forms of political representation and the role of lobby groups, the…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit takes an environmental justice perspective in introducing students to the dynamics that shape contemporary environmental policy (including green politics) with broad appeal to students of politics and policy, justice studies, environmental studies and science. The roles of politics…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HPP312 Environmental Justice, Politics and Policy
This unit utilises various analytical approaches concerning the development, implementation, evaluation and legitimacy of Antarctic and oceans governance at both the international and national levels.Three broad interrelated issue areas are examined: [i] the evolution of the Antarctic Treaty System; [ii]…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HPP314 Governing the Antarctic and Oceans
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | 5 Week Session Feb A | ||||
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit provides students with an opportunity to prepare a journal article for publication based on a previous research or design activity in a laboratory or field setting in STEM. This Research and Design Publication unit consists of 3 to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | 12 Week Session Dec | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | 12 Week Session Dec | ||||
All aspects of human life are geographical. Our lives take place in space. Spatial practices and ideas are central to individuals and societies: they help determine who and what belongs where, who controls and owns which resources, and who has…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KGA205 Geographies of Economy, Politics and Culture
Political ecology is a diverse area of study, professional practice and activism that integrates issues of justice, sustainability and development. Political ecology seeks explanations of root causes and transformative solutions in relation to environmental problems. Analysing nature and society as…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for KGA308 Political Ecologies of Development
Over six hundred million people live on the world’s 43 island nation-states and on hundreds of sub-national island jurisdictions. The ‘island-continent’ of Australia comprises over 12,000 islands, islets and rocky outcrops, while the island-State of Tasmania is an archipelago of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit will equip students with an interdisciplinary understanding of energy systems. Its focus is on how science and policy are interacting to shape Australia’s energy futures. The Australian energy sector is experiencing a period of change, prompted by the…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KGA319 Science and Policy for Energy Futures
Microorganisms, though invisibly small, collectively make up the majority of the living matter on Earth and have profound influences on many aspects of our lives. This unit will draw on contemporary, real-world examples to explore the influence and impact of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this interdisciplinary unit, students explore systems approaches to farming, wherein understanding of various components of a farm is linked to broader social, cultural, political, institutional, economic and ecological factors that influence how a farm operates. The first partof the…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean – valued, protected, understood. This mantra was coined originally by the Australian Antarctic Division (the government department with responsibility for Australian activities in the Antarctic) and was also adopted, with modification, by Antarctica New Zealand…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to understand concepts of ethics, social responsibility and the law and how these shape individual and collective behaviour in modern society. Sustainable inspirational leadership can only evolve from a legitimate, ethical and socially responsible base. Equally, reputations…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for LAW181 Ethics, Social Responsibility and the Law
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Leadership for University of Tasmania Students-in-schools has been designed to recognise and extend the development of leadership skills of students involved in the University Students-in-Schools program. The program is focused on inspiring upper primary and lower secondary students to consider…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for XSA200 Leadership for UTAS Students-in-schools
Leadership for University of Tasmania Students-in-schools has been designed to recognise and extend the development of leadership skills of students involved in the University Students-in-Schools program. The program is focused on inspiring upper primary and lower secondary students to consider…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for XSA300 Leadership for UTAS Students-in-schools
Language specialisation
Please note that French and Advanced (300 level) German units are taught cross-institutionally via Macquarie University.
Is an advanced post-TCE course which places its main emphasis on the development of a sound command of the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Is an advanced post-TCE course which places its main emphasis on the development of a sound command of the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Builds on the competency achieved by students in HEF216, providing further training in selected topics in French grammar and in translation.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Builds on the competency achieved by students in HEF315, providing further training in selected topics in French grammar and in translation.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This is an intermediate unit for students with prior knowledge of German, the continuation of HEG102 Introduction to German 1B. This second-year language unit broadens students' German language competency. The four language skills are stressed and further training is provided…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This is an intermediate unit for students with prior knowledge of German, the continuation of HEG207 German 2A. This second-year language unit broadens students' German language competency. The four language skills are stressed and further training is provided in reading…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This is an advanced intermediate unit for students with prior knowledge of German. This third-year language unit broadens students' German language competency. The four language skills are stressed and further training is provided in reading and aural comprehension, speaking and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This is an upper intermediate unit for students with prior knowledge of German, the continuation of HEG315 Advanced German 3A. This third-year language unit broadens students' German language competency. The four language skills are stressed and further training is provided…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Law specialisation
The ‘blue economy’ of oceans related industries is set for significant expansion in the first half of twenty first century. Australia has one of the largest areas of ocean estate in the world. Tasmania is also are a global centre…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for LAW191 Law of the Oceans and the Antarctic
This unit explores the legal and policy context in which some of Australia's most challenging environmental controversies arise. It introduces students to the broad framework for environmental regulation, decision-making and dispute resolution, using a range of topical issues and case…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for LAW195 Current Issues in Environmental Law and Policy
Biotechnology and the law develops an understanding of the legal and ethical regulation of biotechnology research, commercialisation and practice. In includes consideration of both medical and agricultural biotechnology. The unit will be of interest to law and science students, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides both a theoretical and practical understanding of the history, justification, nature and challenges of international and Australian human rights regimes. You will think critically about relevant legal instruments, the aims and powers of international and national human…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Addressing some of the most important issues for humanity and the future of our planet, this unit is suitable for both law and non-law students. This foundational unit, as a basis for more advanced study in the field, introduces the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Climate change poses enormous challenges for Australia and the international community. The level of warming already in the climate system means that law and policymakers must deal with dual policy imperatives – to manageable the now-unavoidable impacts of climate change,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Intensive Session Jun | ||||
This unit provide students with an understanding of the way in which inter-State trade has been regulated globally since the second half of the 20th century. This includes a critical reflection of the role of free trade rules in international…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Some argue that war, of all human activity, is no place for law; any notion that law might regulate military conduct is naive and deluded. Although egregious violations of the law are common, international criminal courts and tribunals hold some…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Intensive Session Feb A | ||||
View all details for LAW277 Law of Armed Conflict and International Criminal Law
In this unit you will explore the close relationship between the disciplines of psychology and criminal law. It will enhance your capacity to work professionally in the criminal justice system, including as a practising lawyer or in policy formation. The…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for LAW295 Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice
Decisions about the development, delivery, and funding of healthcare, both within Australia and globally, will affect every member of our society. This unit provides students with the opportunity to engage in in-depth analysis of topical ethical and legal issues in…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Intensive Session Jun | ||||
The relationship between employer and employee lies at the heart of economic activity. In this unit, you will explore the ways in which this relationship is governed in order to protect vulnerable workers from unfair conditions, and employers from unjustified…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | 5 Week Session Jan B | ||||
This elective provides students with the opportunity to develop their legal skills, through engaging in high level advocacy, research and collaborative work. Under the supervision of the unit coordinator, students prepare for, and participate in, a national inter-varsity mooting competition.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
We live in a world that is dominated by media. This unit investigates the common law and statutory controls over the broadcasting, print and online media in Australia. The unit examines legal and economic aspects of the regulatory regimes which…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides an overview of the major forms of intellectual property protection. The unit covers the statutory systems of copyright, trade marks and patents as well as related areas including passing off and the protection provided by Australian Consumer…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Music specialisation
This unit introduces students to the skills required for successful performance in ensemble music. The content focuses on the building of ensemble expertise and development of an effective methodology for the preparation and practice required to facilitate professional performance, behaviour…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 1. In the second semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 2. In the third semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 3. In the fourth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Need help choosing your first year units? Try the Unit Selection Guide.
Entry requirements
Eligibility
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
2021 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.
How can we help?
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