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PHIL4201: Philosophy Honours Thesis 1
2024 unit information
In this unit you begin a substantial, independent research project in Philosophy. Regular meetings with a supervisor approved by the Philosophy Honours Coordinator will guide your progress. You will develop a plan for researching and writing the thesis, submit an ethics application if appropriate, familiarize yourself with disciplinary conventions and standards, engage with relevant literature, theories and methodologies, and submit drafts at agreed times.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Philosophy
| Code | PHIL4201 |
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| Academic unit | Philosophy |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Corequisites:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. design a research project appropriate to the scope of a 15000wd thesis
- LO2. apply for ethics approval for the project, if required
- LO3. clearly state the research problem to be addressed, the aims of the thesis and the significance of their research
- LO4. work independently to build a bibliography and to collect and define a set of evidence to be analysed in the thesis
- LO5. demonstrate advanced understanding of theories and methodologies used in Philosophy, appropriate to their research project
- LO6. exhibit an advanced ability to present a clear argument, based on independent research in the subject area and a sound grasp of the approaches appropriate to work in Philosophy
- LO7. respond appropriately to feedback given by their research supervisor(s)
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Semester 1 2024
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Supervision | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Supervision | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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