Not offered in 2015
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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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 |
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PHIL601 | 10 | Research and Critical Thinking |
PHIL605 | 10 | Philosophy and the Moral Life |
Electives1
Common Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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PHIL616 | 10 | Special Study |
PHIL617 | 10 | One Unit Project |
PHIL618 | 20 | Two Unit Project |
1 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.
Page last updated:
2017-06-29
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