This is an exit point for the Bachelor of Theology/ Bachelor of Philosophy.

No post nominal

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Ballarat
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

The Associate Degree in Philosophy is an Exit point Award.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Associate Diploma, a student must complete 160cp of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  • 90cp from Philosophy units (Part A);
  • 70cp from Elective Units from the Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Philosophy (Part B).


Exit points

The Associate Degree in Philosophy is an Exit point Award ONLY.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete at least 90 credit points from the following:

  • PHIL100Philosophy: the Big Questions10 CP

    Introductory Units

  • PHIL102Theories of Human Nature10 CP

    Introductory Units

  • PHIL104Introduction to Ethics10 CP

    Introductory Units

  • PHIL107Philosophy of World Religions10 CP

    Introductory Units

  • PHIL200Contemporary Moral Problems10 CP

    Ethics and Society

  • PHIL201Issues in Bioethics10 CP

    Ethics and Society

  • PHIL202Justice, Authority and Human Rights10 CP

    Ethics and Society

  • PHIL204Knowledge, Rationality and Scepticism10 CP

    Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • PHIL205Mind, Body and Consciousness10 CP

    Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • PHIL206Problems in Metaphysics10 CP

    Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • PHIL208God, Religion and Evil10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL209Philosophy Film and the Arts10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL210Language, Meaning and Truth10 CP

    Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • PHIL213Postmodern European Philosophy10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL214Medieval Philosophy10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL215Early Modern Philosophy10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL219Basic Symbolic Logic10 CP

    Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • PHIL220Special Study in Philosophy10 CP

    Other

  • PHIL224Ancient Greek Philosophy10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL225The Ground and Nature of Rights10 CP

    History of Philosophy’

  • PHIL320Ethics, Justice and the Good Society10 CP

    Ethics and Society

  • PHIL321History of Philosophy Seminar10 CP

    History of Philosophy

  • PHIL322Metaphysics and Epistemology Seminar10 CP

    Metaphysics and Epistemology

  • PHIL323Philosophy of Religion10 CP
  • PHIL324Human Rights: Contemporary Moral Issues10 CP

Complete 0 to 70 credit points from the following:

  • BTHBPHBachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Philosophy320 CP

Elective units (70cp) can be selected from the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Philosophy.

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