Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)

University of Wollongong

Studying for a UOW degree in Philosophy will train you in logic and argumentation. It will enlarge and enrich your conception of what is possible. You will acquire the intellectual discipline needed 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 in order to make informed decisions about important issues such as: social justice free speech global poverty climate change, animal welfare humane psychotherapy education and expertise.A philosophical education is valuable in just about any line of work. It develops your persuasive powers critical thinking, problem solving abilities and communication skills. A 2016 report by the Foundation for Young Australians reveals that these skills are in great demand today in professions that require people who can stand back and think with an open mind. Past UOW Philosophy graduates have found work in such diverse careers as: administration art and design business development community and social services consulting education entrepreneurship healthcare human resources IT legal management media program and project research.Core subjects will teach you about: ethics, politics, mind, self, knowledge, science, and the relevance of philosophy to the wider world and the workplace. 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.

Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

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