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Professional Ethics
Specialisation (formal)Year: 2018
Professional Ethics
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Christopher Cordner
Email: ccordner@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation provides students with an advanced understanding of key concepts and issues in professional ethics. The course will appeal to professional people who want to understand both the roots of the ethic appropriate to their own profession and the wider social and ethical context in which it is located. The certificate may lead to higher degree study in professional ethics or related areas of study.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should be able to:
- develop a sensitivity to ethical dimensions of practice in their own, and related professions;
- demonstrate a substantial knowledge of one or more areas in the study of professional ethics;
- understand the theoretical sources of the key concepts in these areas of study;
- develop a sophisticated understanding of the application of these concepts in their rofessional field or study area; and
- develop research and analytical skills enabling further study at higher degree levels.
Last updated: 31 January 2025
Structure
50 credit points
Duration: 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time
Program Requirements -
- one compulsory subject(12.5 points)
- elective subjects (37.5 points)
Total 50 points
Please note: The elective subjects listed below are recommended; however the program coordinator may give permission for students to take other Level Four or graduate level electives at the University of Melbourne provided that:
- they are at an appropriate level;
- are relevant to the program; and
- permission to enrol has been granted by the subject coordinator.
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 Subject
12.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL90004 | Ethical Theory and Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM90011 | Research and Criminal Justice Governance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90015 | Issues in Professional & Applied Ethics | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
PHIL90025 | Issues in Bioethics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90027 | The Moral Limits of Markets | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90029 | Sustainability and Environmental Ethics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90032 | Inequality and Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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Last updated: 31 January 2025