Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Ethics

The Postgraduate Diploma 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. The diploma articulates with the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Ethics.

Course coordinator:
Andrew Alexandra
School of Philosophy
Email: a.alexandra@unimelb.edu.au

• 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;
• develop research and analytical skills enabling further study at higher degree levels.

• a thesis 12,500 words
• two core subjects
• three elective subjects (totally 37.5 points)

Notes:

* Subject 920-065 Business Ethics is offered by Charles Sturt University and available through Complementary Course arrangements, please see Complementary Course Coordinator when you enrol for relevant paperwork.

*A maximum of one elective may be selected from subjects 161-024, 161-027 and 161-007.

The minimum entry requirement is:

• an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a cognate discipline

• a Graduate Certificate in Professional Ethics or a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Ethics

• an undergraduate degree and at least two years of documented relevant experience in professional, public sector or business activities. Interviews may be conducted to assess the applicant's capacity to deal with the theoretical content of the course.

Admission process

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability