BA - Philosophy in Hobart Australia | University of Tasmania

The Bachelor of Arts offers unparalleled flexibility in higher education. With more than twenty specialized majors, you can tailor your curriculum by choosing core subjects to deepen your understanding and electives to broaden your abilities. Our students possess an insatiable curiosity about life's profound questions, revel in intellectual exploration, and pursue wisdom and enlightenment throughout their lives. At the University of Tasmania, you'll join a scholarly community passionately committed to its teaching and research disciplines. Philosophy empowers you to grapple with (and sometimes resolve) humanity's most fundamental inquiries. How do we define a purposeful existence? What constitutes true knowledge? What is the essence of reality and our place within it? How do we create equitable societies? Philosophy examines timeless questions about human existence that resonate across cultures and eras, while also emerging from individual lived experiences – whether in Tasmania or elsewhere globally. It addresses challenges stemming from artistic expression, scientific discovery, legal systems, religious beliefs, and other human pursuits, alongside the fundamental question of ethical interaction with our world. Philosophy also cultivates analytical thinking, logical reasoning, and articulate communication – skills highly prized across all Bachelor of Arts disciplines and modern careers.

This major exposes you to diverse philosophical viewpoints spanning Eastern and Western intellectual traditions. First-year studies focus on core philosophical branches – ethical and political theory, metaphysics, and the theory of knowledge. Second-year coursework traces philosophy's historical development through ancient Greek thought, Buddhist philosophy, and early modern European ideas. By third year, you'll engage with contemporary debates: analyzing significant modern philosophical works, exploring interdisciplinary connections, and applying philosophical frameworks to current global challenges.