Master of Ethics and Legal Studies
What is this course about?
CSU's Ethics and Legal Studies program is an articulated set of courses in ethics and legal studies drawing on the diverse expertise within the Faculty of Arts.
It is designed to meet the demand for the study of ethics and legal studies across various vocations in a way that is broad in scope and provides specialist expertise particular professions require.
In addition to core subjects in ethics and in legal studies, students may select subjects in accordance with their particular needs and interests.
Subjects may be selected from a comprehensive, vocation-directed list of subjects dealing in ethical and legal issues offered by the many disciplines across the faculties. In the Graduate Diploma and Master courses, students may choose a vocationally-specific specialisation, thus gaining postgraduate expertise in ethics and legal studies that is highly specific to their particular profession.
Articulation and credit
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate articulate fully and full credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower level course.
More information about credit and pathways.
Academic expectations
For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.
Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.
Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).
Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.
Graduate Certificate
Two core subjects
PHL402 Ethical Theory
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
And two electives, one in Ethics and one in Legal Studies as specified in List A.
Graduate Diploma
Three Core Subjects
PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
PHL402 Ethical Theory
And five electives, at least two in both Ethics and Legal Studies drawn from List A. To graduate with a vocationally-specific specialisation, at least three electives must be taken from the specialist area (see list B).
Master degree
Three core subjects
PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
PHL402 Ethical Theory
And EITHER nine electives, at least four in both Ethics and Law, OR five electives and a Dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words (32 points) (PHL506 or LAW550 with at least 24 points in both Ethics and Law. To graduate in a specialism the student must have at least 4 electives from that specialism (see List B) or 2 electives from the specialism and a Research Dissertation in that area.
List A: Electives
(Some subjects are classified in both Ethics and Law).
Ethics Subjects
ETH401 Ethics And Social Welfare
ETH403 Bioethics
ETH404 Ethical Issues In Correctional Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM501 Labour Market Studies
HRM512 Values & Conflict In Organisations
HRM540 Theories Of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills Of Conflict Resolution
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems & Issues
ITC506 Topics In Information Technology Ethics
JST433 Principles Of Correctional Management
JST534 Restorative Justice
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT542 Internet Ethics
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics, Leadership And Accountability
MGT594 Leadership And Business Ethics
PHL402 Ethical Theory
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
PHL404 Ethics & The Public Sector
PHL409 Theories Of Justice
PHL410 Corruption And Anticorruption
PHL412 Advanced Ethics
PHL504 Criminal Justice Ethics
PHL506 Ethics Research Dissertation (32)
Law Subjects
HCS406 Social Work And Human Rights
INR504 Industrial Law
JRN504 Journalism, Law And Ethics
JST408 Computers & Crime
JST520 Theories Of Crime And Deviance
JST532 Juvenile Justice
LAW401 Legal Issues In Child & Adolescent Welfare
LAW411 Mental Health Law & Policy
LAW502 Law Of International Business
LAW503 Administrative Law
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW512 Commercial Law 2
LAW515 Law Of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes & Uses
LAW520 Internet Marketing And The Law
LAW521 Digital Communities: Law And Policy
LAW522 Banking & Finance Law
LAW525 Contemporary International Legal Issues
LAW530 Environmental Law And Management
LAW595 Legal Issues In Health Care
LAW550 Legal Research Dissertation (32)
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics, Leadership And Accountability
PHL502 Law, Ethics And Human Rights
LIST B Specialisations
Specialisation Subjects for: Graduate Diploma and Master Degree.
Students who complete a specialisation graduate with the name of the specialisation in brackets in the award nomenclature, as shown in the examples below. Specialisation pos-nominals are shown after each specialisation listed below.
Examples: Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies (Social Work) or Master of Ethics and Legal Studies(Health and Welfare)
Social Work
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW411 Mental Health Law & Policy
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
Business
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics, Leadership and Accountability
LAW502 Law of International Business
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW512 Commercial Law 2
LAW514 Australian Taxation
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW521 Digital Communities: Law and Policy
LAW522 Banking and Finance Law
PHL410 Corruption and Anticorruption
Health and Welfare
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
ETH403 Bioethics
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW411 Mental Health Law and Policy
LAW595 Legal Issues in Health Care
Justice Studies
PHL409 Theories of Justice
PHL504 Criminal Justice Ethics
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
JST532 Juvenile Justice
JST534 Restorative Justice
Dispute Resolution
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Government
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics, Leadership and Accountability
ETH404 Ethics and the Public Sector
PHL410 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
PHL409 Theories of Justice
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
Human Resource Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Industrial Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and Issues
HRM501 Labout Market Studies
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Corrections
ETH404 Ethical Issues in Correctional Management
PHL504 Criminal Justice Ethics
JST433 Principles of Correctional Management
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Professional Studies
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
MGT531 Business Ethics
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW522 Banking and Finance Law
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
Technology
ITC475 Ethics and Information Technology
OR
ITC506 Topics in Information Technology Ethics
LAW511 Commerical Law 1
LAW521 Digital Communities: Law and Policy
MGT542 Internet Ethics
Enrolment pattern
Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of any pre-requisites.
Admission requirements
There are two broad categories of applicants:
- those who already hold an undergraduate degree
and - those who will be admitted if they can demonstrate other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University
Applicants with an undergraduate degree may be admitted directly to each of the three levels of postgraduate courses offered. Dependent upon academic and/or professional qualifications and experience, non-graduates will be admitted through the Graduate Certificate/Diploma pathway and be eligible to complete a Master of Ethics and Legal Studies with the addition of four subjects as specified in the course structure.
Non-graduate applicants should contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 to speak with the Course Coordinator to discuss their eligibility and be prepared to present a case demonstrating their academic capacity and relevant experience. Salient considerations will be seniority of position and relevance of work experience, other training and/or qualifications.
Non-graduates applying to undertake a specialisation will also need to have demonstrable relevant qualifications and/or experience in that (or a sufficiently similar) area of specialisation.
English language proficiency
The University has minimum requirements for English language proficiency prior to entry to our courses. Some courses also have a requirement for a higher entry or exit level of English proficiency. More information on English language requirements.
Internet access
CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.
The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.
Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.
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Admission code:
- Master - OAMS
- Graduate Diploma - OADS
- Graduate Certificate - OALS
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Admission code: JAMS
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