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Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations) Articulated Set

By coursework

Normal course duration

Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.

Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

Applicants with an undergraduate degree will be admitted to this course. Applicants who have completed the requirments for the Diploma in Ethics and Legal Studies are admitted to this course.

Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

Applicants with an undergraduate degree are admitted to this course. Applicants who have completed the requirements for the Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies are admitted to the Graduate Diploma in Ethics and Legal Studies.

Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies

There are two broad categories of applicants to this course:

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 are admitted directly to the Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies.

Dependent upon academic and/or professional qualifications and experience, non-graduates may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Coordinator to the Graduate Certificate.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.

Successful completion of the requirements for the Graduate Certificate qualifies for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Ethics and Legal Studies.

Credit CSU Credit Policy

Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies

Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

Articulation

The Master, the Graduate Diploma and the 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.

Graduation requirement

Master of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies (with specialisations)

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course structure

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
MGT594 Leadership And Business Ethics
PHL402 Ethical Theory
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
PHL404 Ethics & The Public Sector
PHL409 Theories Of Justice
PHL412 Advanced Ethics
PHL504 Criminal Justice Ethics
PHL506 Ethics Research Dissertation (32)

Law Subjects

HCS406 Social Work And Human Rights
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
LAW515 Law Of Employment
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes & Uses
LAW530 Environmental Law And Management
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
LAW502 Law of International Business

Health and Welfare

ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
ETH403 Bioethics
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LAW411 Mental Health Law and Policy

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

ETH404 Ethics and the Public Sector
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
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
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

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.

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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