2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Applied and Professional Ethics (Online)
| Programme code: | MA-A&PE-FT | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr. Graham Bex-Priestley | Contact address: | G.Bex-Priestley@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. 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:
IDEA Centre, School of PRHS
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of PRHS
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 | 1 Sep to 30 Nov | |
| IDEA5220M | Professional Issues 1 | 15 credits | 1 Nov to 31 Jan | |
| IDEA5230M | Agents and Professional Responsibility | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 28 Feb | |
| IDEA5300M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Nov to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 75 credits from the following optional modules:
| IDEA5240M | Professional Issues 2: Privacy and Confidentiality | 15 credits | 1 Feb to 30 Apr | |
| IDEA5250M | Professional Issues 3: Consent and Contracts | 15 credits | 1 Apr to 30 June | |
| IDEA5260M | Justice: Fairness, Equality and Diversity | 15 credits | 1 May to 31 July | |
| IDEA5270M | Global Environmental Ethics | 15 credits | 1 Sep to 30 Nov | |
| IDEA5280M | Business Ethics | 15 credits | 1 Nov to 31 Jan | |
| IDEA5290M | Professional Ethics Project | 15 credits | Sep to Aug |
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