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200 points Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics)
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Christopher Cordner
Email: ccordner@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/17-master-of-arts-professional-and-applied-ethics
Structure
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (50 points total)
- elective subjects (100 points)
Please note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program. Students must complete the following capstone -
Capstone: PHIL90038 Applied Ethics Thesis Part 1 and PHIL90039 Applied Ethics Thesis Part 2 (50 points total)
Purpose: To conceptualise, plan and execute a substantial, independent, research-based project in the form of a minor thesis in applied or professional ethics, demonstrating high level skills in interdisciplinary and comparative research, analysis and critique, underpinned by a thorough understanding of academic protocol and presentation.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL90004 | Ethical Theory and Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90015 | Issues in Professional & Applied Ethics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90025 | Issues in Bioethics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
50 points
Please note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL90038 | Applied Ethics Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
PHIL90039 | Applied Ethics Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
100 points
Please note: the program coordinator may give permission for graduate subjects other than those listed as elective subjects, provided that:
- the subject/s is at an appropriate level;
- they are relevant to the program; and
- permission to enrol has been given by the program/subject coordinator
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS40007 | The Artist's Body | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM40003 | Drugs and Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90007 | Genocide, State Crime and the Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90011 | Research and Criminal Justice Governance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90016 | Global Reconstructions of Justice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90017 | Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC90012 | Trust, Communication and Expertise | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL40003 | Topics in Moral Psychology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PHIL90005 | Applied Ethics: Directed Research |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PHIL90009 | Violence, War and Terrorism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90027 | The Moral Limits of Markets | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90030 | Professional & Applied Ethics Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
PHIL90032 | Inequality and Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40002 | Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40014 | A Postcolonial International Relations? | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90038 | Human Rights | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90014 | Legal Issues in Media and Publishing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN40002 | Contemporary Film Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90029 | Sustainability and Environmental Ethics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/Last updated: 30 January 2024