Master of Ethics and Legal Studies

Overview

Graduates of this course are able to integrate their skills of enquiry, critical analysis, and logic with a complex body of ethical concepts, legal arguments, and doctrines to a wide range of professional, institutional, and social settings. It prepares graduates to take key leadership positions within a range of professions and make sound ethical judgements with the purpose of improving governance, policy, and decision making in a diversity of settings. Graduates at the Masters level are able to adapt their specialised skills and knowledge in ethics and legal studies in order to make responsible and well developed judgements in relation to a diversity of complex and novel situations or dilemmas.

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Structure

Essential set96 Credit Points

The essential subject set consists of subjects that meet the specific depth of knowledge and skills requirements for the disciplinary or professional area of study in a course.

Core subjects24 Credit Points

Research pathway72 Credit Points

Compulsory subjects 24 Credit Points

Restricted electives48 Credit Points

Select six (6) restricted electives; three List A and three List B electives.

Students intending to undertake a research pathway project with Indigenous Australian content should take IKC501 as List A or List B elective.

List A - Law24 Credit Points

List B - Ethics24 Credit Points

Coursework pathway72 Credit Points

Select nine (9) restricted electives. A minimum of four subjects must be selected from each list.

Restricted electives 72 Credit Points

Restricted Elective List A - Law

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