Ethical Issues in Professional Life

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:

  1. Identify complex debates associated with the relationship between moral philosophy and applied ethics
  2. Articulate a thorough understanding of the three major theories of ethics in the Western philosophical tradition
  3. Demonstrate sophisticated philosophical skills associated with moral enquiry and a particular profession
  4. Apply a mastery analysis of the role that moral enquiry plays in the professions.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Notre Dame Australia

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UND-HPE-MAS-2026 - Master of Health Leadership and Education
• UND-HPE-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education
• UND-HMS-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Health and Medical Sciences
• UND-HSC-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences
• UND-MTE-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Mathematics Education
• UND-HED-MAS-2026 - Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
• UND-HED-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
• UND-ELM-MAS-2026 - Master of Education (Leadership & Management)

Elective

• UND-ELM-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management)

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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