This program is under revision and is not accepting applications in 2011.

While open to anyone with an interest in the area, this program has been devised as a response to pressing demands from two quarters: first, from professionals, the professions and business, who wish to ensure high standards of ethical practice, and to complement the requirements of legal regulation with those of coherent and consistent moral positions; second, from public demand and expectation of higher standards of accountability and responsible conduct from business and the professions and their practitioners.

The program (program 8227, plan code PHILBS8227) is offered through the School of History and Philosophy. The program accepts part-time and full-time enrolments and is available by distance-mode as well as on-campus.

The objective of the program is to make students aware of contextual and theoretical frameworks in which ethical issues in business and the professions arise and to equip them to deal systematically with such issues. It allows students the opportunity to reflect on important ethical issues which occur in business and the professions, as well as on particular ethical issues which occur in their own fields of experience and expertise.

Students must enrol in the following core courses:

and one of the following courses:

and one of the following courses:

1. The degree of Master of Professional Ethics may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed a program of advanced study.

Candidates may proceed to the degree through part-time or full-time study.

Qualifications
2. (1) A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Standing Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).

(2) In exceptional cases, an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be admitted to candidature for the degree.

(3) If the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant the Committee may require the applicant to undergo such assessment or carry out such work as it may prescribe before permitting enrolment.

Enrolment and Progression
3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the degree shall be lodged with the Registrar at least two calendar months before the commencement of the semester in which enrolment is to begin.

(2) To qualify for the award of the degree, candidates must obtain over a period of study of not less than two semesters (full-time) or three semesters (part-time), eight courses offered within the Master of Professional Ethics program. The maximum period of candidature shall be four academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and eight semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Committee.

(3) An applicant seeking advanced standing in the Master of Professional Ethics must submit in writing to the Faculty a statement of the subjects concerned and the remaining subjects he/she wishes to complete within the Faculty. Faculty shall then determine the number of units of credit (if any) to be granted and the remainder of the applicant's program within the Faculty.

(4) The progress of a candidate shall be reviewed annually by the Committee, and as a result of the review the Committee may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate.

Fees
4. Candidates shall pay such fees as may be determined from time to time by Council.

Articulation
The Masters forms part of an approved sequenced of articulated programs comprising the Graduate Diploma and Masters degree in the same area of specialisation. A postgraduate student enrolled in an articulated program may progress from Graduate Diploma to Masters level with full credit for courses completed in earlier programs in the sequence.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

The normal qualification for entry is a Bachelor degree or its equivalent from a recognised institution of higher education. A short letter expressing interest and background in the area of study is required as part of the application process. Professional experience may be taken into account in cases where an applicant does not possess the appropriate tertiary qualification.