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Master of Arts (Applied Ethics)
Not Offered in 2010
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.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
Sydney (Strathfield), 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. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree, completed not less than three years previously, and professional experience in business or health care.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
2.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 20 cp from Core Units;
- 100 cp from Electives.
2.2 A candidate who has:
- completed postgraduate studies in ethics or the equivalent; and
- at least three years’ relevant experience;
3. Exit Point
3.1 The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Applied Ethics) is available only as an exit point from the Master’s degree.
3.2 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:
- 20 cp from Core Units;
- 60 cp from Electives.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| PHIL601 | 10 | Research and Critical Thinking |
| PHIL605 | 10 | Philosophy and the Moral Life |
Electives2
Common Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| PHIL604 | 10 | Issues in Philosophy of Religion |
| PHIL606 | 10 | Values, Beliefs and Practical Ethics |
| PHIL607 | 20 | Issues in Resource Allocation (Pre: PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking) |
| PHIL608 | 20 | Pluralism, State and Civil Society |
Health Care Ethics
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| PHIL602 | 20 | Problems in the Ethics of Health Care |
| PHIL609 | 10 | Principles of Bioethics |
| PHIL610 | 10 | Social Philosophy of Health Care (Pre: PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking and PHIL605 Philosophy and the Moral Life) |
| PHIL611 | 10 | Philosophy of Medicine (Pre: PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking |
Business Ethics
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| PHIL612 | 10 | Theories of Business Ethics |
| PHIL613 | 10 | Business Ethics and Political Philosophy |
| PHIL614 | 10 | Moral Issues in Business (Pre: PHIL601 Research and Critical Thinking and PHIL605 Philosophy and the Moral Life) |
| PHIL615 | 10 | Ethics, Capitalism and Globalisation |
Project and Special Study Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| PHIL616 | 10 | Special Study |
| PHIL617 | 10 | One Unit Project |
| PHIL618 | 20 | Two Unit Project |
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2 A student may undertake electives from other Master’s level degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met), with the approval of the Course Coordinator.
