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University of Tasmania

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Philosophy

  • Bachelor

The Bachelor of Philosophy is a companion degree for high achieving students who are critical and creative thinkers.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
1.5 - 7 years full-time
Course Code
X3P, 083379M
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$32,950 per year / $102,350 total

About this course

The Bachelor of Philosophy is a companion degree for high achieving students who are critical and creative thinkers. People who are motivated to become the thought and action leaders of the future, who want to embrace the world around them, expand their university experience to include multi-disciplinary perspectives, and affect positive change wherever their future careers take them.

It's a degree built of your choosing that you generally study in parallel with your principal degree, with unit options covering research, leadership and service, cultural understanding, and multidisciplinary perspectives. There is a particular focus on transferable, multidisciplinary skills, and cultural engagement, with many units breaking the classroom/exam tradition and providing you the option to undertake projects within local, state, national or even international communities.

As a true high achiever reward program, domestic students who qualify for this program currently also receive a full HECS scholarship, meaning you can get a second degree full of amazing and enriching experiences for no extra cost while you complete your main degree.

For further information on the BPhil, please contact the Course Coordinator on B.Phil@utas.edu.au.

Entry requirements

Domestic applicants who recently completed secondary education (in the past two years)

To be eligible for an offer, you must:

  • Apply for, and be accepted into a Bachelor course at UTAS; and

  • Have an ATAR of 90 or above. This is the minimum ATAR needed for your application to be considered. Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers made based on the number of places available.

Domestic applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, you must have:

  • Have completed a course at Bachelor level within the past three years and have marks equivalent to a grade point average of 5.5 on a seven-point scale; or

  • Be currently enrolled in a UTAS Bachelor degree, have completed at least six units of study (75 credit points) and have a UTAS grade point average of 5.5.

You can enquire online for advice on converting your results into grade point average on a seven-point scale.

Domestic applicants with VET / TAFE study

Applicants are not admitted to this course on the basis of prior VET / TAFE study.

Applications on the basis of work or life experience

Applicants are not admitted to this course on the basis of prior work or life experience.

Special Consideration
If your ability to access or participate in education has been affected by circumstances beyond your control, you can apply for special consideration as part of your application. We will consider a range of factors for special consideration, including economic hardship, a serious medical condition or disability.

We can only approve applications for special consideration where we are confident that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your studies. If your application is not approved, the admissions team will work with you to find the best alternative pathway to your chosen course. Special consideration is not available for international applicants.

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, the UTAS admissions team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Enquire online for advice on the application process and the available pathways to study at UTAS.

International Future Students site

This course is only open to international students who are enrolled in a Bachelor degree onshore and who have completed one year of full time study. International students must be able to complete the Bachelor of Philosophy course requirements within the time permitted by the CoE for their principal degree.

International students should discuss the possibility of enrolling in the Bachelor of Philosophy with the BPhil course coordinator.

Study locations

Launceston

Hobart

What you will learn

  • 1 Develop, apply and integrate knowledge in a disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and/or professional context.
  • 2 Communicate professional and disciplinary information and ideas to diverse audiences in effective and appropriate ways.
  • 3 Conceptualise, negotiate and plan projects or investigations that consider disciplinary or multi-disciplinary perspectives and issues of ethics and integrity.
  • 4 Conduct and evaluate projects, or investigations, that address questions or issues through application of disciplinary or multi-disciplinary methodologies and consideration of global perspectives.
  • 5 Develop and demonstrate interpersonal skills to communicate, collaborate and negotiate with people from diverse global cultures and/or backgrounds and/or disciplines.
  • 6 Work, learn and plan for future learning in both independent and collaborative ways in a range of disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, global and/or professional contexts.
  • Career pathways

    The Bachelor of Philosophy provides complementary skills, knowledge and experiences that make you an adaptable, motivated and valuable leader in whatever career path(s) you choose.

    The breadth and depth of what you can study in the Bachelor of Philosophy will give you the confidence to shape the world whenever you choose to apply yourself. Employers are looking for people who are both technically capable in their profession, and have demonstrated experience in the multi-disciplinary soft skills such as people, time and project management. For future leaders, these skills become even more valuable as you engage in diverse, complex business environments.

    The multicultural and global perspectives you can establish with this degree will help you to engage with stakeholders across multiple business units, organisations, states, and even countries. Careers in the public and private sector, at all scales and locations, are increasingly interconnected with each other, and dealing with an ever-diversifying range of clients, so these global perspectives become life-long tools you'll use time and again.

    I graduated in 2015 with a combined BA-BBus and BPhil, with my main area of focus in the BPhil being Leadership and Service. In this stream of study, programs included Effective Speaking, Public Relations, the Vice-Chancellor's Leadership Award and a range of Entrepreneurship units. I was even able to base a unit around my experiences working in a summer camp in the USA through Bringing the World Back Home and undertake an internship in Nepal for a Not for Profit Organisation through Professional Placement in Asia! These innovative and outside the box programs well and truly set me up for my career and equipped me with the tools necessary to approach challenging situations daily.

    Fast-forward 2 years I am now working as a Recruitment Consultant. I work in an industry that is constantly changing, and in order to be on top of my game, I am required to adapt quickly to challenging situations and effectively plan strategically. Through the innovative units on offer, I was able to develop a strong set of soft skills and gain a foundation in bigger picture strategic thinking.

    Cameron Scott, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business, and Bachelor of Philosophy graduate

    Course structure

    The Bachelor of Philosophy requires 300 credit points (equivalent to 24 standard units of study) to complete, the same as most Bachelor degrees. The difference with this degree is that half that requirement is met by achieving graduation requirements which are a) the successful completion of your principal degree, with a GPA of 5.5 or higher; AND b) the successful completion of 150 credit points of study under the BPhil, also achieving a GPA of 5.5 or higher.

    This means you only need 150 credit points (12 standard units of study, or equivalent) in addition to completion of your principal degree to graduate with the Bachelor of Philosophy. You must achieve a graduation GPA of 5.5 or higher in both degree programmes (your principal degree AND the BPhil) in order to graduate with the Bachelor of Philosophy.

    You can complete those units in parallel with your principal degree so that when you graduate from that, you also graduate from the Bachelor of Philosophy, OR within seven (7) years from admission into the BPhil.

    To ensure you receive a true multidisciplinary experience, you can choose a maximum of 75 credit points (Six 12.5cp units or equivalent) from any single stream:

    • Research
    • Leadership and Service
    • Cultural Understanding
    • Multidisciplinary Perspectives

    Note: Some College-based units require the completion of prerequisites; it is the students' responsibility to ensure these prerequisites have been met and/or negotiate other arrangements with the coordinator of the unit.

    The units below are ONLY A SAMPLE of those available. For additional information, please email the Course Coordinator at B.Phil@utas.edu.au.

    Graduate outcomes

    Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of Tasmania.
    76.3%
    Overall satisfaction
    74.3%
    Skill scale
    69.8%
    Teaching scale
    65.7%
    Employed full-time
    $70.7k
    Average salary