• Offered by School of Philosophy
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Philosophy
  • Areas of interest Philosophy
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Seth Lazar
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2015
    Second Semester 2015
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Each student will meet with a Readings Director who will work with the student to identify areas, related to their proposed thesis, in which they most stand in need of research training, and will develop for them a program of directed reading to address these needs. The student will be in regular contact by way of face-to-face meetings and e-mail with a Readings Director to discuss issues which emerge from this work, and to be set additional reading. Assessment undertaken for this course may be made use of (recycled) in the thesis.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a deeper understanding of one or more methodological issues or areas of disciplinary knowledge relevant to the thesis, and
  2. Communicate that understanding persuasively in writing.

Indicative Assessment

1,000 word outline of paper (10%) [LO1-2]

4,000 word paper (90%) [LO1-2]

An examiner (other than the Readings Director overseeing the paper or the Thesis Supervisor) will be appointed; he or she will be responsible for marking both pieces of work, and for providing written feedback and a rationale for the mark.  The Readings Director will provide written feedback, and a qualitative assessment of the work. The mark itself will be awarded by the School of Philosophy Honours 4 Committee, who may play a role in the moderation of the mark, or may if they so decide appoint another examiner.

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Workload

130 hours, consisting of face-to-face meetings and e-mail correspondence with a Readings Director;  attendance at School of Philosophy general seminars and, with the agreement of a Readings Director, other events; the balance of the 130 hours in private study.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Honours), or completion of at least 144 units towards the Bachelor of Philosophy (Arts).

Assumed Knowledge

Completion of a cognate major.


Specialisations

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $2604
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $3576
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3453 16 Feb 2015 06 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3761 20 Jul 2015 07 Aug 2015 31 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 In Person N/A

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