Master of Ethics and Legal Studies
MEthicsandLegStud
Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies
GradDipEthicsandLegStud
Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies
GradCertEthicsandLegStud
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This articulated set of
postgraduate courses in ethics and legal studies draws on the diverse expertise
within the Faculty of Arts to meet the demand for the study of ethics and legal
studies across various vocations in a way that is broad in scope but also
provides the 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 from a comprehensive,
vocation-directed list of subjects dealing in ethical and legal issues offered by
the many disciplines within this, and other, 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.
Enrolment through
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Master degree: Part-time 3 years (6 sessions)
Graduate Diploma: Part-time 2 years (4 sessions)
Graduate Certificate:
Part-time 1 year (2 sessions)
Admission criteria
There are two broad categories of applicants:
i) those who already hold an undergraduate degree; and
ii) 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 any one 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 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.
Articulation
The Master, Graduate
Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and
credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the
lower level course.
Graduation requirements
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.
Course structure
Graduate Certificate
i) Two core subjects:
PHL402 Ethical Theory
LAW500 Australian Legal System
and either
ii) Option 1: generic
two restricted electives - one in Ethics and one in Legal Studies (see List A)
or
Option 2: discipline stream (see List B)
the core Ethics subject in the chosen stream, and
one subject from the Legal Studies restricted electives.
Graduate Diploma
i) Two core subjects:
PHL402 Ethical Theory
LAW500 Australian Legal System
and either
ii) Option 1: generic
six restricted electives - three in Ethics and three in Legal Studies (see List A)
or
Option 2: specialisation (see List C)
The four core specialisation subjects, and
two restricted electives - one in Ethics and one in Legal Studies.
Master degree
i) Two core subjects:
PHL402 Ethical Theory
LAW500 Australian Legal System
and either
ii) Option 1: generic
10 restricted electives - five in Ethics and five in Legal Studies (see List A) OR six restricted electives - three in Ethics and three in Legal Studies (see List A) AND a Research Paper (32 points)
or
Option 2: specialisation (see List C)
The four core specialisation subjects AND either six restricted electives (three in Ethics and three in Legal Studies), OR two restricted electives (one in Ethics and one in Legal Studies) and a Research Paper (32 points).
Note 1: In the options available for both the Graduate Diploma and Master courses, a student might also choose to do a reading subject (worth 8 points) as one of the restricted electives. The reading subject would, however:
(i) need to comply with the requirement that candidates do the same number of ethics and legal studies subjects, and
(ii) only be available to candidates undertaking a generic stream in any area within ethics or legal studies, and to candidates undertaking a specialised stream in an area of ethics or legal studies or the area of their specialisation.
Note 2: The option of a
research paper in the Master program is also subject to conditions one and two
directly above.
Note 3: In either of
the options for the Graduate Diploma, no more than four of the eight subjects
taken can be at first, second or third-year level, and in the options for the
Master program not more than three of the 12 subjects can be at first, second
or third-year level.
List A
Restricted electives for:
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Diploma
Master degree
Ethics subjects
COM120 Reasons and Values in Institutions
EEP402 Ethics and Education
ETH201 Ethics, Law and Ageing 1
ETH202 Ethics, Law and Ageing 2
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
ETH403 Bioethics
ETH404 Ethical Issues in Correctional Management
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
INF303 Information Society Issues
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems & Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practise
ITC475 Ethics and Technology
JRN504 Journalism, Law and Ethics
JST106 Police Ethics and Integrity
JST201 Criminal Law and Process
JST221 Ethics and Accountability
JST303 Ethics and Professional Practice
JST403 Protocol and Ethics
JST511 Criminological Practice
JST433 Principles of Correctional Management
LAW104/404 Communication Law & Ethics
LAW131 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health
LAW207/407 Social Welfare Law 1
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT502 Professional Ethics
PHL101 Applied Ethics
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
PHL403 Social Justice
PHL409 Theories of Justice
POL205 Political Ideas
SSC502 Ethics, Law and Medical Science
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practices
THL224 Biblical and Social Ethics
Legal Studies subjects
COM326 Industrial and Legal Issues in the Arts
ETH201 Ethics, Law and Ageing 1
ETH202 Ethics, Law and Ageing 2
INR504 Industrial Law
JRN504 Journalism, Law and Ethics
JST201 Criminal Law and Process
JST202 Evidence and Procedure
JST311 Evidence and Investigation
JST405 Drug Law and Investigation Management
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
JST521 Theories of Crime and Difference
JST503 Criminal Procedure
JST510 The Law of Crime
JST440 Criminological Practice
LAW104/404 Communication Law & Ethics
LAW131 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health
LAW201 Rehabilitation and the Law
LAW207/407 Social Welfare Law 1
LAW210 Commercial Law
LAW291 Environmental Law and Administration
LAW295 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health
LAW303 Social Welfare Law 2
LAW307 Youth and the Law
LAW301 Taxation Law
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW350 Advanced Commercial Law
LAW380 Company and Taxation Law
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW402 Law of Evidence in Child Abuse
LAW411 Mental Health Law and Policy
LAW490 Guardianship and the Vulnerable Adult
LAW501 Tax Planning
LAW502 Law of International Business
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
LAW510 Contemporary Local Government Legal Issues
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW512 Commercial Law 2
LAW514 Australian Taxation
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW522 Banking and Finance Law
LAW595 Legal Issues in Health Care
SSC502 Ethics, Law and Medical Science
List B
Discipline stream
subjects for Graduate Certificate:
Social Work
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practices
and one from:
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW402 Law of Evidence in Child Abuse
LAW490 Guardianship and the Vulnerable Adult
LAW303 Social Welfare Law 2
LAW201 Rehabilitation and the Law
LAW207/407 Social Welfare Law 1
LAW307 Youth and the Law
Welfare
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
and one from:
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW402 Law of Evidence in Child Abuse
LAW490 Guardianship and the Vulnerable Adult
LAW303 Social Welfare Law 2
LAW201 Rehabilitation and the Law
LAW207/407 Social Welfare Law 1
LAW307 Youth and the Law
Business
MGT531 Business Ethics
and one from:
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW310 Corporations Law
LAW210 Commercial Law
LAW320 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW350 Advanced Commercial Law
LAW380 Company and Taxation Law
LAW501 Tax Planning
LAW502 Law of International Business
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
LAW511 Commercial Law
LAW512 Commercial Law 2
LAW514 Australian Taxation
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW522 Banking and Finance Law
Health
ETH403 Bioethics
and one from:
LAW131 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health
LAW201 Rehabilitation and the Law
LAW295 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health
LAW411 Mental Health Law and Policy
LAW595 Legal Issues in Health Care
ETH201 Ethics, Law and Ageing 1
ETH202 Ethics, Law and Ageing 2
Justice Studies
PHL409 Theories of Justice
and one from:
JST201 Criminal Law and Process
JST319 Evidence and Procedure
JST312 Criminal Law and Investigation
JST403 Protocol and Ethics
JST405 Drug Law Investigation and Management
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
JST521 Theories of Crime and Difference
JST503 Criminal Procedure
JST440 Criminological Practice
Dispute Resolution
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
and one from:
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Government
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
and one from:
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
LAW510 Contemporary Local Government Legal Issues
Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
and one from:
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Media
JRN516 Journalism, Theory and Research
and one from:
LAW104/404 Communication Law & Ethics
COM326 Industrial and Legal Issues in the Arts
Education
EEP402 Ethics and Education
and one from:
LAW307 Youth and the Law
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
Industrial Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
and one from:
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Corrections
ETH404 Ethical Issues in Correctional Management
and one from:
JST104 Foundations of Criminology
LAW490 Guardianship and the Vulnerable Adult
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Professional Studies
MGT502 Professional Ethics
and one from:
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW294 Industrial Relations and Labour Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Technology
ITC475 Ethics and Technology
and one from:
LAW104/404 Communication Law & Ethics
LAW210 Commercial Law
List C
Specialisation subjects for:
Graduate Diploma
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
post-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 (Welfare)
Specialisation
Social Work
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practices
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW402 Law of Evidence in Child Abuse
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(SocWk)
MEthicsandLegStud(SocWk)
Welfare
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW207/407 Social Welfare Law 1
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Welf)
MEthicsandLegStud(Welf)
Business
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT502 Professional Ethics
LAW511 Commercial Law
LAW502 Law of International Business
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Bus)
MEthicsandLegStud(Bus)
Health
ETH403 Bioethics
LAW292 Health Law 1
LAW595 Legal Issues in Health Care
LAW411 Mental Health Law and Policy
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Hlth)
MEthicsandLegStud(Hlth)
Justice Studies
PHL403 Social Justice
PHL409 Theories of Justice
JST510 The Law of Crime
JST440 Criminological Practice
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(JusticeStud)
MEthicsandLegStud(HusticeStud)
Dispute Resolution
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(DispResln)
MEthicsandLegStud(DispResln)
Government
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
LAW503 Australian Administrative Law
LAW510 Contemporary Local Government Legal Issues
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Gov)
MEthicsandLegStud(Gov)
Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
LAW515 Law of Employment
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(HRM)
MEthicsandLegStud(HRM)
Media
JRN516 Journalism, Theory and Research
JRN504 Journalism, Law and Ethics
CLT105 Media Authorship and Production
LAW104/404 Communication Law & Ethics
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Media)
MEthicsandLegStud(Media)
Education
EEP402 Ethics and Education
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
INF303 Information Society Issues
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Ed)
MEthicsandLegStud(Ed)
Industrial Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and Issues
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
INR504 Industrial Law
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(IndRel)
MEthicsandLegStud(IndRel)
Corrections
ETH404 Ethical Issues in Correctional Management
JST433 Principles of Correctional Management
JST510 The Law of Crime
JST440 Criminological Practice
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Corr)
MEthicsandLegStud(Corr)
Professional Studies
MGT502 Professional Ethics
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Practice
JST403 Protocol and Ethics
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(ProfStud)
MEthicsandLegStud(ProfStud)
Technology
ITC475 Ethics and Technology
LAW104/404 Communication Law & Ethics
INF303 Information Society Issues
MGT502 Professional Ethics
GradDipEthicsandLegStud(Tech)
MEthicsandLegStud(Tech)
Inquiries
Dr Edward Spence
School of Communication
Phone: (02) 6338 4038
Email:
espence@csu.edu.au