Thinking Ethically
UndergraduateGRF-HUM2062025
Take a closer look at what it is to think, act and view the world ethically. Learn about universalist, relativist and pluralist thinking. Write a personal ethical statement. Traverse the blurred lines separating facts, beliefs and interpretation.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 6 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 14 July 2025,
- 3 Nov 2025
- Price from
- $2,124
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Thinking Ethically
About this subject
At the completion of this subject you will be able to:
- Communicate effectively and appropriately online about sensitive topics using a common core vocabulary.
- Identify and engage with real world issues that require critical thinking balanced with emotional awareness.
- Develop self-awareness and understanding of one's own values and how they are similar to or different from major or traditions of moral thought.
- Think and write clearly.
- Grasp some key elements relevant to utilitarianism, deontological and virtue ethics.
- What is Ethics?
- Critical Thinking in Thinking Ethically
- What is Praxis?
- Introduction to Traditional Moral Philosophy
- Traditional Theory One: What is meant by Virtue Ethics
- Traditional Theory Two: Are all Utilitarian Ethicists the same?
- Traditional Theory Three: What on earth is deontological ethics?
- Absolutism, Relativism, Pluralism
- Human Rights
- Non-Human Rights
- Money, Money, Money
- Questions, Answers, Conclusion
This subject introduces you to key concepts, problems and arguments in ethics. It encourages you to engage with your own thinking about ethics. It therefore asks such questions as: what is the basis of making an ethical decision as:
what is the basis of making an ethical decision? Are actions intrinsically right or wrong, or do outcomes matter more than the means of achieving them? Can we, should we, mix and match ethical responses based on different frameworks?
- Ethical Frameworks Report (20%)
- Online Discussion (30%)
- Essay (50%)
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Entry requirements
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Note: Level 2 subjects normally assume an introductory level of prior knowledge in this area, e.g. from studying related Level 1 subjects or other relevant experience.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Student feedback
5 student respondents between 7 Oct 2024 - 8 Feb 2025.
100%of students felt the study load was manageable
80%of students felt this subject helped them gain relevant skills
What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
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