Overview

Explore fundamental human questions that help us explore ourselves and our world. In La Trobe's major in philosophy, you'll be trained to tink rationally, creatively and fairly.

Offered through La Trobe's Bachelor of Arts, you'll explore topics such as what human freedom is, whether and how we can know our world (including knowledge of God), how we might resolve disagreement about what should be done, and what it might mean to lead a good life in a changing world.

La Trobe's Bachelor of Arts gives you the choice, flexibility and support you need to follow your interests and pursue your passion. You can choose from an incredible array of majors and minors in humanities, social sciences, business, health, science and more. Graduate with your primary major on your academic transcript, so future employers will see the specialised skills you gained at La Trobe.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Philosophy.

Potential Career Outcomes

You'll graduate with the critical thinking, analysis and communication skills you need for a range of careers. Possible roles include:

• Recruitment coordinator
• Editorial manager
• Library technician
• Academic research fellow
• Strategy consultant
• Journalist
• Teacher or tutor

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offerL/NL/N
Median rank to receive an offerL/NL/N
Lowest rank to receive an offerL/NL/N

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the La Trobe University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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