Courses/Subjects in Ethics, Human Rights & Institutions Stream
The following courses/subjects are provisional and may be subject to change. They are all conducted in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales:
Theories of Justice
Social Justice
Ethics and Social Welfare
Bioethics
Honours Dissertation
Philosophy Reading Subject
Ethics and Technology
Business Ethics
Applied Ethics
Ethical Theory
Political IdeasOther available courses/subjects to make up the balance of your full-time load may be found on the University's website at www.csu.edu.au/handbook.
Course/Subject Name: Theories of Justice Course/Subject id: PHL409 Level: Fourth year Pre-requisites: Start Date: 11 February End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Course/Subject Outline: This subject is concerned with the study of philosophical theories of justice. It analyses the concept of justice and examines theories about the meaning and content of justice with respect to social and economic arrangements, civil and criminal law, trials and punishments. Assessment: view Reading: Tom Campbell, Justice, Palgrave 2001
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Oxford University Press 1972
Course/Subject Name: Social Justice Course/Subject id: PHL403 Level: Fourth year Pre-requisites: Start Date: 11 February End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Course/Subject Outline: This is a guided reading subject offered to students as part of the Honours program in Philosophy. To see details of the structure of an honours degree in philosophy go to the Philosophy Major page.
Social Justice is an exercise in applied philosophy. We begin by looking at some major theories of what "justice" means and try to develop some ideas about what "social justice" is. We look at traditional and modern theories such as liberalism, libertarianism, complex equality, and the so-called "third way doctrine". We then proceed to discussion of some key themes in social justice, such as class, gender inequality, poverty, international justice and the distribution of scarce resources.
Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Ethics and Social Welfare Course/Subject id: ETH401 Level: Fourth year Pre-requisites: Start Date: 21 July End Date: 21 November Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Course/Subject Outline: This subject explores the relationship between ethical theory, ethical principles, and social welfare The conflict between personal and professional values and the legal and organisational context of practice will be considered. The ethics of intervention and issues of autonomy, paternalism and coercion will be studied. The subject will conclude with a discussion of moral risk, responsibility and accountability Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Bioethics Course/Subject id: ETH403 Level: Fourth year Pre-requisites: Start Date: 21 July End Date: 21 November Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Course/Subject Outline: Bioethics is the study of moral and ethical challenges arising from the development of new medical procedures and advances in biotechnology. It is properly regarded as an inter-disciplinary field, and draws upon techniques in philosophy, law, sociology and other disciplines. At CSU we study bioethics in order to better understand the challenges facing practitioners working in fields such as genetic counselling, medicine, nursing, medical imaging, and bio-medical research.
Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Honours Dissertation
(full year course but approval pending to allow assessment on a semester basis)Course/Subject id: PHL405 Level: Fourth year Pre-requisites: Admission to BA (Honours) or approval of Course Coordinator Start Date: 11 February & 21 July End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 21 November ECTS Weighting: 30 Course/Subject Outline: Students will write a 10 -15,000 word dissertation on a research topic in Philosophy, which they will devise in consultation with a member of the academic staff. Assessment: Reading: Course/Subject Name: Philosophy Reading Subject Course/Subject id: PHL408 Level: Fourth year Pre-requisites: BA (Honours) and Grad. Cert. in Professional and Applied Ethics students or approval of Course Coordinator ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Start Date: 21 July End Date: 21 November Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week Course/Subject Outline: This subject will involve in-depth reading and seminars in a subject of contemporary philosophical interest. Individual reading subject proposals are negotiated with the appropriate supervisor. Assessment: Reading: Course/Subject Name: Ethics and Technology Course/Subject id: ITC475 Level: Fourth year ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Start Date: 11 February End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week Course/Subject Outline: The aim of this subject is to raise and examine moral issues as they emerge, particularly in the context of the new communications and computer technology. Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Business Ethics Course/Subject id: MGT531 Level: Fourth year ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Start Date: 11 February End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week Course/Subject Outline: Ethical issues arising in business and professional life are addressed from the standpoint of western moral philosophy and in particular the Aristotelian virtue-ethics tradition. Topics covered include the ethical limitations of the corporation under capitalism, appropriate conduct in the workplace, consumer protection; the crisis in the natural environment, ethical considerations facing multinational corporations eg bribery and nepotism, and dilemmas facing professionals with respect to confidentiality of client information. Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Applied Ethics Course/Subject id: PHL101 Level: First year ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Start Date: 11 February End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week Course/Subject Outline: In this subject philosophical theories of ethics are applied to issues of practical concern and controversy, such as multiculturalism, sex and love, gender, environmental issues, and the taking of human life.
Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Ethical Theory Course/Subject id: PHL402 Level: Fourth year ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Start Date: 11 February and
21 JulyEnd Date: 20 June and
21 NovemberContact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week Course/Subject Outline: Students are introduced to a range of theories of ethics and central moral notions, including autonomy, justice, utility and sympathy. This theory is deployed in the interpretation and analysis of professional life. Students are introduced to the notion of a moral dilemma, and, more generally, the way in which theoretical notions can inform concrete ethical decision-making.
Assessment: view Reading: Course/Subject Name: Political Ideas Course/Subject id: POL205 Level: Second year ECTS Weighting: 7.5 Start Date: 11 February End Date: 20 June Contact Hours: 2 to 4 hours per week Course/Subject Outline: The development of political ideas from Plato to Marx with emphasis on their cultural backgrounds and on their contribution to the modern political world.
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