Applied and Professional Ethics

This Applied and Professional Ethics M.A course fromUniversity of Leeds can be studied full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months. It consists of eight taught modules (with the option to switch one out for an independent research project) and a supervised dissertation.

This Applied and Professional Ethics M.A course from University of Leeds equips students with many transferrable skills. You'll learn how to engage with multiple perspectives, to interpret viewpoints charitably, to communicate your ideas clearly, and to form strong arguments for your views and decisions.

You'll develop your independent research skills and you will be able to apply specialist knowledge in new contexts. This can provide the springboard for many career paths or for further study.

Using a blend of theory and real-life case studies, you’ll gain a critical understanding of ethical issues in professional contexts such as trust, integrity, privacy, consent and professional responsibility.

The taught modules are delivered through online material that combines insights from industry professionals with the latest in ethical research. Online discussions with students are facilitated by ethics lecturers throughout the modules. These discussions can be contributed to at any time of day, giving the needed flexibility for our students across the world.

Career opportunities:

Studying applied ethics will allow you to develop transferable skills in research, critical thinking and communication. It will also give you more confidence to handle situations with ethical implications in the workplace.

All of this is good preparation for a range of careers, while it could also benefit you in your current role. In particular, this course gives you scope to develop your career in growing areas such as compliance and corporate social responsibility.

Courses include:

• Professional Ethics: Key Concepts

• Agents and Professional Responsibility

• Justice: Fairness, Equality and Diversity

• Artificial Intelligence & Data Ethics

• Professional Issues 3: Consent and Contracts

• Global Environmental Ethics

• Business Ethics