Masters (Coursework)
The Master of Ethics and Legal Studies degree offers flexibility to pursue ethical and legal interests, providing specialist expertise for various professions. It includes options to exit with a Graduate Diploma or Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies.
Pursue your ethical and legal interests with our flexible Master of Ethics and Legal Studies degree. This course is designed to meet the demand for ethics and legal studies across vocations to provide the specialist expertise each profession requires, whether in government, insurance, community service, or human resources, your contribution to make sound ethical judgements will be sought after.
Make a real difference across a range of diverse situations, applying legal arguments and ethical concepts to complex dilemmas. Study your way, with full flexibility to choose your subjects - and the order you study them.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you. You can exit with a Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies, or the Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies.
Enrolments for this course are currently closed, but you've many other options. From microcredentials to full degrees, find the perfect course for you.
Entry requirements:
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
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 subjects 24 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsPHL508Ethics8 credit ptsLAW540Australian Law and Legal System8 credit ptsPOL501Ethics, Identity and Colonisation8 credit ptsResearch pathway 72 Credit PointsCompulsory subjects 24 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsASH501Project Proposal8 credit ptsASH510Research Project16 credit ptsRestricted electives 48 Credit PointsSelect 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 - Law 24 Credit PointsSelect three (3) subjects from the list A restricted electives below:
List B - Ethics 24 Credit PointsSelect three (3) subjects from the list B restricted electives below:
OR Coursework pathway 72 Credit PointsSelect nine (9) restricted electives. A minimum of four subjects must be selected from each list.
Compulsory SubjectsThere are NO compulsory subjects for this coursework pathway
Restricted electives 72 Credit PointsList A - LawSelect nine (9) restricted electives in total from restricted electives list A and B. A minimum of four subjects must be selected from each list.
List B - EthicsSelect nine (9) restricted electives in total from restricted electives list A and B. A minimum of four subjects must be selected from each list.
Restricted Elective List A - LawCompulsory SubjectsThere are NO compulsory subjects for this coursework pathway
CodeTitleCredit PointsHCS406Social Work and Human Rights8 credit ptsHCS410Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare8 credit ptsHCS532Human Rights and Law for the Human Services (postgraduate)8 credit ptsIKC405Indigenous Australians and Criminal Justice8 credit ptsLAW515Law of Employment8 credit ptsLAW516Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results8 credit ptsLAW517Mediation: Processes and Uses8 credit ptsLAW519Negotiation Skills8 credit ptsASH501Project Proposal8 credit ptsIKC501Indigenous Research Methods and Methodologies8 credit ptsRestricted Elective List B - EthicsCompulsory SubjectsThere are NO compulsory subjects for this coursework pathway
CodeTitleCredit PointsPHL417The Ethics of Capitalism8 credit ptsPHL507Ethics for a Dangerous World8 credit ptsPHL509Neuroethics: The Ethical Implications of Science8 credit ptsPHL510Bioethics: Birth, Death, Love and Sex8 credit ptsMGT547Ethics of Corporate Governance8 credit ptsETH503Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention8 credit ptsASH501Project Proposal8 credit ptsIKC501Indigenous Research Methods and Methodologies8 credit pts