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Professional Ethics

Specialisation (formal)Year: 2018

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Overview

The Graduate Diploma 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 diploma may lead to higher degree study in professional ethics or related areas of study.

 

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma 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 professional field or study area; and
  • develop research and analytical skills enabling further study at higher degree levels.

Last updated: 31 January 2025

Structure

100 credit points

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • two core subjects (25 points)
  • thesis subject (37.5 points)
  • elective subjects (37.5 points)

 

Total 100 points

 

Please note:

  • Students must enrol in the thesis PHIL90036 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 1 and PHIL90037 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters
  • Where possible, students are advised to complete the core subjects concurrently with, or prior to, undertaking elective subjects

  • The course coordinator may give permission for students to enrol in graduate subjects at the University of Melbourne other than those listed to be taken as electives, provided that:

    • they are at an appropriate level
    • are relevant to the program
    • permission to enrol has been granted by the subject coordinator

Subject Options

Core Subjects

25 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHIL90004 Ethical Theory and Practice
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHIL90015 Issues in Professional & Applied Ethics Not available in 2018 12.5

Thesis Subject

37.5 points

 

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHIL90036 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 18.75
PHIL90037 Professional Ethics Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 18.75

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
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

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/shaps

Last updated: 31 January 2025