Ethics - Theory & Practice

MA Ethics: Theory and Practice
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90)

Programme Outcomes
You will have had the opportunity to develop a theoretical understanding of the nature of Ethics and its place in human life more generally. Having an understanding of Ethics, both at the level of theory and in its practical contexts is of obvious benefit in a very wide variety of career paths.

Who should apply?

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes

Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

The programme is available over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. There is one core module entitled: 'Ethics: Theory and Practice' (PHIL41510). In addition you must select two modules from a list of Philosophy Ethics modules (see below), as well as any other two MA Philosophy modules and one module from a list of modules provided by other disciplines (see below). These are indicative list of modules and there may be some minor changes:

Philosophy Ethics modules:

PHIL41000 Aristotle's Ethics and Politics (Tim Crowley)
PHIL40430 Philosophy of the Emotions (Rowland Stout)
PHIL40840 Autonomy as a philosophical problem (Brian O'Connor)
PHIL40420 The Good Society (Maeve Cooke)
PHIL41500 Buddhist Ethics (Tatjana von Solodkoff)
PHIL41280 Feminist & Gender Theory (Katherine O'Donnell)
Modules from other disciplines:

IS30370 Information Ethics
LAW30300 Law and Penology
POL30370 Justice in Education
POL41030 Theory of Human Rights
PSY40270 Ethics in Psychological Research
EQUL40200 Disability and Equality
EQUL40070 Human Rights and Equality
MKT 30150 Responsible Marketing

Stage 1 Core
DissertationPHIL40030
Ethics in Public Life

Stage 1 Option
Children's Rights & Participation EDUC41520
Human Rights Law and Equality EQUL40070
Critical Geographies: Spatialising Power and Inequalities GEOG40970
Information Ethics IS41020
Responsible Marketing MKT30150
Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception PHIL40250
Philosophy & Literature PHIL40410
The Good Society PHIL40420
The Cultural Mind PHIL40960
Consciousness, Agency & the Self PHIL40970
John Henry Newman – a philosophical prespective PHIL41240
Feminist & Gender Theory PHIL41280
Topics in Continental Philos PHIL41320
Moral Agency PHIL41660
Critique, Destruction & Deconstruction PHIL41810
Philosophy of Life Writing PHIL41820
Theory of Human Rights POL41030
Ethics in Psychological Research PSY40270

To qualify for a place on the MA in Ethics :Theory and Practice, students must hold a primary degree with at least a 2.1 (or international equivalent ), involving a significant amount of philosophy.

University English language requirements apply for students whose first language is not English

The following entry routes are available:

MA Ethics: Theory and Practice FT (W398)
Duration 1 Years
Attend Full Time
Deadline Rolling*

MA Ethics: Theory and Practice PT (W399)
Duration 2 Years
Attend Part Time
Deadline Rolling*

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised

90

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time.

MA Ethics: Theory and Practice (W398) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 7315
nonEU fee per year - € 19900

MA Ethics: Theory and Practice (W399) Part Time
nonEU fee per year - € 9950

***Fees are subject to change

Next Intake: 2020/2021 September

Careers & Employability
As graduates of this module you will be well-placed to understand and help deal with ethical issues in areas such as government, healthcare, business, agriculture, planning, education, law and journalism. But you will also have had the opportunity to develop a theoretical understanding of the nature of Ethics and its place in human life more generally. Having an understanding of Ethics, both at the level of theory and in its practical contexts is of obvious benefit in a very wide variety of career paths.