2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
PGDip Applied and Professional Ethics Part-time (Online)
Programme code: | PGD-A&PE-PT | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Professor Christopher Megone | Contact address: | C.B.Megone@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 120
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. We also seek a very basic grasp of what philosophical ethics is, evidence of commitment to its study, writing skills, and evidence of any relevant experience of ethical issues arising in practice. While some students who come on the course have already studied philosophy formally, previous study of philosophy is not a requirement. The course is designed for those coming to the study of ethics or professional ethics for the first time.
Applicants for whom English is not their first language need to meet the University's minimum requirements for English language proficiency.
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]
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) |
Optional modules:
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Candidates will be required to study 45 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 |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 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 |
Last updated: 10/01/2017
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