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Longer Applied Ethics Thesis (PHIL90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: ccordner@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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**Please note: this subject is not available to students who enrol in the Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) (MC-ARTPAE) after 2014. If intending to complete a thesis, current students should enrol in PHIL90036 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 1 and PHIL90037 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 2.**
The thesis proides students with the opportunity to research, design and write an original thesis on a topic in applied ethics. Students will also acquire research skills and an understanding of the methods required for advanced research in philosophy.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully project this subject will:
- have developed an understanding of the fundamentals of philosophical argumentation and theory;
- be able to demonstrate a substantial knowledge of one or more areas in the study of applied ethics;
- understand the theoretical sources of the key concepts in these areas of study;
- have developed research and analysis skills to enable further study in the area of applied ethics at a higher academic level;
- understand the application of these concepts to their professional field or study area;
- present theories and arguments concisely and critically.
Generic skills
Students who successfully project this subject will:
- understand and analyse complex ethical issues;
- detect ambiguity, vagueness, inconsistency, and other weaknesses in the expressions of ideas;
- distinguish different types of question, claim or argument, and respond to them appropriately;
- distinguish what is relevant to a given issue from what is not;
- see ways in which an argument or explanation could be improved.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the Master of Artsn Professional and Applied Ethics.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
PHIL90016
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PHIL90031 | Applied Ethics Thesis |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
Recommended background knowledge
Students enrolling in this subject must have a Bachelor of Arts degree or equivalent.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
A thesis of 15,000 words on a topic to be approved by the course coordinator, due at the end of the second semester of enrolment (100%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christopher Cordner Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings with supervisor throughout period of enrolment. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Email: ccordner@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
340 hours each semester Enrolment in this thesis subject must be over two consecutive semesters
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Appropriate texts will be determined in consultation with the thesis supervisor.
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022