Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Philosophy), Bachelor

La Trobe University's Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the political and economic systems shaping the world. Students develop skills to address urgent issues and drive positive social impact.Through politics studies, enhance understanding of institutions and history, analyze disadvantages, and identify opportunities for innovative policy. Philosophy subjects explore human rights and justice debates, refining critical thinking and examining societal influences on personal identity.

In the Philosophy major you will explore fundamental human questions that can help us explore ourselves and our world. If you have ever puzzled over why some actions or scenarios seem right and others seem wrong, or if you would like to explore what makes a belief in gravity more sensible than a belief in Santa Claus, then our Philosophy major is for you. Big and complex questions often have more than one answer, and you will be trained to think rationally, creatively, and fairly. This makes the skills acquired in a Philosophy major broadly applicable, and these are human-skills that are not able to be replaced by machines.

In the Philosophy major you can 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 our changing world.