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.
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.
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points (12 subjects) in the Master degree, 64 points (eight subjects) in the Graduate Diploma and 32 points (four subjects) in the Graduate Certificate. In addition, successful completion of the course for those undertaking a specialised area will require that students complete the core subjects required by their specialised area at Pass level or better.
| Study through | Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga |
| Study mode and normal course duration | 1 - 3 years distance education |
| Course code | Master - OAMS Graduate Diploma - OADS Graduate Certificate - OALS |
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| Session available | February/July (Semester basis) |
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Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies
Students must complete two core subjects:
LAW540 Australian Legal System
PHL402 Ethical Theory
and two electives - one in Ethics and one in Legal Studies (see List A).
Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies
Students must complete three core subjects:
LAW540 Australian Legal System
PHL402 Ethical Theory
PHL502 Law Ethics and Human Rights
and five electives – at least two in both Ehtics and Legal studies drawn from List A. To graduate with a vocationally-specific specialisation, at least three must be taken from the specialist area (see list B).
Master of Ethics and Legal Studies
Students must complete three core subjects:
LAW540 Australian Legal System
PHL402 Ethical Theory
PHL502 Law, Ethics amd Human Rights
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 specialisation the student must have at least four electives from that specialisation (see List B) or two electives from the specialisation and a Research Dissertation in that area.
Electives
NOTE: Some subjects are classified in both Ethics and Law
Ethics subjects
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
ETH402 Vulnerability/Ethics and Intervention (Offered in 2009)
ETH403 Bioethics
ETH404 Ethical Issues in Correctional Management
HRM501 Labour Market Studies
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and 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
MGT547 Ethics and Corporate Governance (Offered in 2009)
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
PHL402 Ethical Theory
PHL403 Social Justice
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
PHL409 Theories of Justice
PHL504 Criminal Justice Ethics
PHL506 Ethics Research Dissertation
Law subjects
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
INR504 Industrial Law
JRN504 Journalism Law and Ethics
JST408 Computers and Crime
JST446 Introduction to Law and Compliance (Offered in 2009)
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
JST532 Juvenile Justice
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW502 Law of International Business
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW512 Commercial Law 2 (prerequisite: LAW511)
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW521 Digital Communities: Law and Policy
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
LAW550 Legal Research Dissertation
LAW595 Legal Issues in Health Care
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics Leadership and Accountability
PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
LIST B
Specialisations
Specialisation subjects for Graduate Diploma and Master in Ethics and Legal Studies
Students who complete a specialisation graduate with the name of the specialisation in brackets in the award nomenclature, as shown in the examples below. Examples: Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies (Social Work) or Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (Health and Welfare).
Business
LAW502 Law of International Business
LAW511 Commercial Law
LAW512 Commercial Law 2 (prerequisite: LAW511)
LAW514 Australian Taxation
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW521 Digital Communities: Law and Policy
LAW522 Banking and Finance Law
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics Leadership and Accountability
Corrections
ETH404 Ethical Issues in Correctional Management
JST433 Principles of Correctional Management
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
PHL504 Criminal Justice Ethics
Dispute Resolution
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Government
ETH404 Ethics and the Public Sector
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics Leadership and Accountability
PHL409 Theories of Justice
PHL410 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Health and Welfare
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
ETH403 Bioethics
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW595 Legal Issues and Healthcare
Human Resource Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM545 Skills of conflict Resolution
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Industrial Relations
HRM501 Labopur Market Studies
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and Uses
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Justice Studies
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
JST532 Juvenile Justice
JST534 Restorative Justice
PHL409 Theories of Justice
PHL504 Criminal Justive Ethics
Professional Studies
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
MGT531 Business Ethics
Social Work
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
Technology
ITC475 Ethics and Technology
ITC506 Topics in Infoemation Technology Ethics
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW521 Digital Communities: Law and Policy
MGT542 Internet Ethics
There are two broad categories of applicants:
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 227 337 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.
The following information gives you an overview of studying by distance education.
Course materials
When studying by distance education you may receive:
Distance education students usually study two 8 point subjects per semester. More or fewer subjects may be studied in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Teleconferencing
Telephone tutorials are used to supplement face-to-face contact between students and academic staff. Conference calls enable several students, either at home or at a common location, to participate in a group tutorial with academic staff.
Direct telephone contact and email
Students are encouraged to maintain direct contact with staff by telephone or email. Office telephone numbers and email addresses will be supplied and telephone answering services are available in the offices of Course Coordinators. Students will also be advised of numbers for the School's central telephone answering and facsimile machines.
Online forums
Students may participate in various forums online, enabling direct and instant contact with staff and other students.
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