Not Offered in 2012
MA(ApplEth)
120 cp
Minimum duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney) NSW
Sydney (Strathfield) NSW
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ARTS (Applied Ethics)
(Exit qualification only)
GradDipArts(ApplEth)
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
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;
may be eligible for advanced standing.
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.
2A 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.
Page last updated:
2018-09-05
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