Applied Ethics: Directed Research

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours total

Admission into the Master of Arts in Professional and Applied Ethics or the Advanced Graduate Diploma or Certificate in Arts.

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An individually negotiated research project in which students investigate a topic in applied ethics.

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

• show an in-depth understanding of a particular ethical issue or issues in professional life.
• show the ability to search out relevant literature, both of a philosophical and of an empirical nature, on the topic, and to comprehend and evaluate such literature.
• demonstrate the ability to identify a range of opinions on the chosen topic, to give a clear account of the arguments for these opinions and to construct reasoned counter-arguments.
• indicate an awareness of how the chosen topic is related to its broader social and intellectual context.

A 5000 word research essay, or a report on internship project,100%, due in the final three weeks of semester.

There are no prescribed or recommended texts for this subject. The supervisor will discuss reading appropriate to the specific topics that the student has chosen to address.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.