Master of Arts Applied Ethics

Master of Arts (Applied Ethics)

NOT OFFERED IN 2007

MA(ApplEth)

120 cp

Minimum duration:  1 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ARTS (Applied Ethics) (Exit qualification only)

GradDipArts(ApplEth)

80 cp

Minimum duration:  1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ARTS (Applied Ethics) (Exit qualification only)

GradCertArts(ApplEth)

40 cp

Minimum duration:  6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                    Brisbane Campus Qld

                                     Melbourne Campus Vic

                                     North Sydney Campus NSW

                                     Strathfield Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

1.1        To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:

(a)                 20 cp from Core units;

(b)                100 cp from Electives.

1.2        A candidate who has:

(a) completed postgraduate studies in ethics or the equivalent;  and

(b) at least three years relevant experience;

may be eligible for advanced standing.

2.          EXIT POINTS

2.1        The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Arts (Applied Ethics) are available only as exit points from the Master’s degree.

2.2         A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Applied Ethics):

80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)           20 cp from Core units;

(b)          60 cp from Electives.

2.3         A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Graduate Certificate in Arts (Applied Ethics):

40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)           20 cp from Core units;

(b)          20 cp from Electives.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

CORE UNITS

PHIL601            10         Research and Critical Thinking

PHIL605            10         Philosophy and the Moral Life

ELECTIVES[1]

COMMON UNITS

PHIL604            10         Issues in Philosophy of Religion

PHIL606            10         Values, Beliefs and Practical Ethics

PHIL607            20         Issues in Resource Allocation (PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking)

PHIL608            20         Pluralism, State and Civil Society

HEALTH CARE ETHICS

PHIL602            20         Problems in the Ethics of Health Care

PHIL609            10         Principles of Bioethics

PHIL610            10         Social Philosophy of Health Care (PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking and PHIL605 Philosophy and the Moral Life)

PHIL611            10         Philosophy of Medicine (PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking

BUSINESS ETHICS

PHIL612            10         Theories of Business Ethics

PHIL613            10         Business Ethics and Political Philosophy

PHIL614            10         Moral Issues in Business (PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking and PHIL605 Philosophy and the Moral Life)

PHIL615            10         Ethics, Capitalism and Globalisation

PROJECT AND SPECIAL STUDY UNITS

PHIL616            10         Special Study

PHIL617            10         One Unit Project

PHIL618             20         Two Unit Project