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Fee paying postgraduate:
Full-time - $25,840.00 pa
Part-time - $12,920.00 pa
Work at the leading edge of your field, where ethics and legal analysis, scholarly debate and a commitment to creating a world worth living in is expanding the scope of human understanding.
Deepen your knowledge of human rights, ethical theory and Indigenous Australian perspectives, refine your policy writing and advise on legal issues – with a focus on making tangible, positive change.
Join a diverse cohort of peers from sectors like Government, insurance, community service, human resources, and emergency services. You’ll be surrounded by people with real-world experience in ethics and law.
No prior qualification? No problem. If you have relevant ethics and law work experience, you could be eligible for credit and move straight into your master’s.
Enjoy personalised guidance and support from Charles Sturt’s expert lecturers throughout your academic journey.
When you graduate with a Master of Ethics and Legal Studies, you’ll be equipped to develop ethically sustainable solutions for challenges across a range of fields. Whether you're tackling issues in education, social work, business, international affairs, the not-for-profit sector, or government at local, state, and national levels, this degree provides the skills needed to address complex ethical dilemmas and make a meaningful impact.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| PHL508 | Ethics | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW540 | Australian Law and Legal System | 8 credit pts | ||
| POL501 | Ethics, Identity and Colonisation | 8 credit pts |
| ASH501 | Project Proposal | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASH510 | Research Project | 16 credit pts |
Select three (3) subjects from the list A restricted electives below:
Select three (3) subjects from the list B restricted electives below:
Select nine (9) restricted electives in total from restricted electives list A and B. A minimum of four subjects must be selected from each list.
Select nine (9) restricted electives in total from restricted electives list A and B. A minimum of four subjects must be selected from each list.
| HCS406 | Social Work and Human Rights | 8 credit pts | ||
| HCS410 | Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare | 8 credit pts | ||
| HCS532 | Human Rights and Law for the Human Services (postgraduate) | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC405 | Indigenous Australians and Criminal Justice | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW515 | Law of Employment | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW516 | Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW517 | Mediation: Processes and Uses | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASH501 | Project Proposal | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC501 | Indigenous Research Methods and Methodologies | 8 credit pts |
| PHL417 | The Ethics of Capitalism | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHL507 | Ethics for a Dangerous World | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHL509 | Neuroethics: The Ethical Implications of Science | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHL510 | Bioethics: Birth, Death, Love and Sex | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT547 | Ethics of Corporate Governance | 8 credit pts | ||
| ETH503 | Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASH501 | Project Proposal | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC501 | Indigenous Research Methods and Methodologies | 8 credit pts |
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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I did this course to advance my career, and I’m so glad I did. The combination of both legal and ethics subjects is quite unique to Charles Sturt. I can’t wait for the next chapter as I begin my PhD.
