2013/14 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Applied and Professional Ethics (Online) Online
| Programme code: | MA-A&PE-FT | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Professor Christopher Megone | Contact address: | C.B.Megone@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
- Candidates should normally be graduates or holders of an equivalent qualification;
- Where a candidate is not a graduate, relevant professional experience is taken into account.
The key attributes sought are a willingness and ability to think through problems in a reasoned and independent way. Those who enrol on the course are given advice on preparatory readings.
- For non-native speakers of English, the Philosophy department's TOEFFL/IELTS Postgraduate admissions requirements apply.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Inter-disciplinary Ethics Applied CETL
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied CETL MA examination board
Programme specification:
Programme Aims
At the end of the programme students should:
- be able to use philosophical reasoning skills to address issues in applied and professional ethics;
- possess knowledge of a wide range of ethics debates in a range of professional contexts;
- have examined a specific topic in applied/professional ethics (often one that arises for the student in working life) in great detail through their dissertation project.
Distinctiveness of the programme
The programme will:
- be available exclusively to online distance learners, using specially developed teaching materials;
- give students the opportunity to draw heavily on their experiences in the workplace and their wider professional life.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| IDEA5210M | Introduction to Ethics: Reasons, Motivation, Obligations and Happiness | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| IDEA5220M | Professional Issues 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| IDEA5230M | Agents and Professional Responsibility | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| IDEA5300M | Dissertation | 60 credits | Sep to Aug |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 75 credits from the following optional modules:
| IDEA5240M | Professional Issues 2: Privacy and Confidentiality | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| IDEA5250M | Professional Issues 3: Consent and Contracts | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| IDEA5260M | Justice: Fairness, Equality and Diversity | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| IDEA5270M | Global Environmental Ethics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| IDEA5280M | Business Ethics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| IDEA5290M | Professional Ethics Project | 15 credits | Sep to Aug |
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