* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Offered in Courses:
[R3A] This unit can be taken in other courses
About Census Dates
DESCRIPTION
The science of cosmology concerns the study of the origin and structure of the universe as a whole. This study leads to some profound philosophical questions. Where did the universe come from? What are laws of nature and how do they work? Does time only go in one direction? Is the universe 'fine-tuned' for life by God. Is everything just a matter of chance? What would it mean to try to explain the existence and nature of the universe anyway? This unit deals with some of these central questions in the philosophy of cosmology. The unit may examine the nature of scientific theories (such as Relativity Theory), physical causation, the philosophy of time, the question of design in and of the natural world, the nature of explanation, and the relation between physics and philosophy. This unit will be particularly relevant to students taking the combined BA-BSc as well as to BA students taking the Logic and Philosophy of Science major.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2 short assignment tasks(10% each), 2,000 word essay (40%), 2 hour exam (40%)
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported - L,H Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Video conferencing - H A live video link between campuses is used for at least some teaching in this unit
About Flexible Study Options
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
25% level 100 Philosophy or, where appropriate, 25% 1st-year Science
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
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Web supported - L,H