Business Ethics
UndergraduateLTU-MGT2BET2027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 21 Feb 2027
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $2,253
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Business Ethics
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain and compare key ethical theories, principles and frameworks, using discipline-specific concepts relevant to business contexts.
- Analyse ethical issues in business by examining stakeholder interests, competing values, contextual factors and potential consequences.
- Apply relevant ethical theories and frameworks to business dilemmas to evaluate alternative courses of action and formulate reasoned ethical judgements.
- Introduction to Business Ethics
- Normative Theories of Ethics
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Global Ethics
- Environmental Ethics
- Ethics and Moral Issues
- Ethical Practices and Expectations at Work
- Ethics, Leadership, and Culture
- Ethical Decision-Making
Business decisions affect people, organisations, communities and the environment, raising important questions about responsibility, fairness and ethical conduct. Organisations and individuals must navigate competing interests, values and responsibilities, often in situations where the right course of action is not straightforward. This subject introduces key ethical theories and frameworks for understanding and analysing ethical issues in contemporary business. You will examine questions of responsibility, rights, fairness and decision-making across areas such as organisational conduct, global business, the environment, governance, corruption and individual responsibility. By considering ethical dilemmas from different perspectives, you will learn to identify competing values and stakeholder interests, apply ethical frameworks, and develop reasoned judgements about challenging business decisions and practices.
- Ethical Dilemma Analysis - Students will investigate a real-world business ethics dilemma that has emerged within the last two years and produce an AI-supported ethical analysis (1000 words). (20%)
- Ethical Consulting Challenge - Students act as ethics consultants engaged by a fictional organisation facing a significant ethical crisis. Groups of 3-4. Total word 6000 words equivalent to 1500 words per student. (40%)
- Students will be required to develop a 2,000-word Business Ethics Portfolio demonstrating their ability to apply ethical theories, principles, and frameworks to contemporary business and organisational contexts. (40%)
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Entry requirements
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Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed MGT2BEX (Business Ethics) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
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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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
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