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Business Ethics, Social and Political Ethics. There is increasing interest and growth in the field of Applied Ethics. The MPhil in Applied Ethics is perhaps one of the most unusual programmes offered at St Augustine in that it is a truly interdisciplinary degree. Students are exposed to a mixture of philosophy, ethics, politics, theology and business ethics, as well as other disciplines that relate to what is, in effect, a critical reflection on reality.

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But it is more than a critical reflection. It is an ethical reflection, which takes a further step by not simply analysing the world in various ways, but by asking more questions: • Is this situation just?

• In a world where many seem to think current realities just are and that there is no alternative, we pose the question: What alternative might there be? • Finally, we recognise that there are many different ways of judging a situation - religious ways and secular (often combined in fact). Though we are unwilling to accept that there is no alternative, we certainly recognise that often there are no easy answers.

SPECIALISATION IN BUSINESS ETHICS

TWO SPECIALISATIONS ARE OFFERED, ONE IN BUSINESS ETHICS AND ONE IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS. BOTH SPECIALISATIONS INCLUDE CORE MODULES AND ELECTIVE MODULES AS WELL AS AN 18 000 - WORD RESEARCH PAPER.

Core Modules • DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON: considers the philosophical and theological understanding of what it is to be human and why human beings deserve their rights to be respected. • FOUNDATIONS OF ETHICS: asks the question: What is ethics and why is it important? It also examines methods of making moral decisions and dealing with moral dilemmas. • BUSINESS ETHICS A: The market economy and Christian ethics - examines origins and approaches in Business Ethics, including Catholic Social Thought: The relationship between economics and ethics; approaches to ordering the economy including Classical Economic Liberalism, Marxism, the Social Market Economy and Catholic Social Thought; globalisation, and both national and global macroeconomic ethical issues. • BUSINESS ETHICS B: The moral purpose of business in the new millenium focuses on the nature, role and moral purpose of the corporation in a national and global context; theoretical approaches to the corporation; Catholic Social Thought and the corporation; and ethical business practice and ethical principles in business. • BUSINESS ETHICS C: Ethical business leadership - focuses on ethical business leadership, examining approaches to leadership, the relationship between ethics and leadership, issues of work with a focus on Catholic Social Thought, moral decision-making and conflict resolution, ethical leadership in the service of the common good and leadership in the South African business context. • BUSINESS ETHICS D: Ethical dillemmas in business - considers specific ethical issues and dilemmas facing business in the global and South African context at the systemic, organisational and individual levels. • RESEARCH PAPER

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• Bio-ethics or moral theology • The market economy and Christian ethics • The moral purpose of business in the new millennium • Catholic Social Thought

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SPECIALISATION IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS

• Dignity of the human person • Foundations of ethics • Social and Political Ethics A: The ethics of democracy • Social and Political Ethics B: Power and corruption • Social and Political Ethics C: Reconciliation and nation-building • Research paper

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• SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS A: The ethics of democracy - examines the notion of democracy, its theory and practice. The module may focus on a variety of approaches to democracy, depending on the lecturer: Theories of democracy; the tension between liberty and equality (the Rawis-Nozick debate); democracy and human rights. • SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS B: Power and corruption - takes a multidisciplinary look at the notion of (political) power and the dynamics of political corruption, examining means to manage power and challenge, and defeat corruption. • SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS C: Reconciliation and nation-building considers reconciliation as a theme crucial to the Church and world. It draws on local and international case studies to develop a political praxis and/or spirituality of reconciliation, a sociology of truth-telling and an ethic for enemies. • BIO-ETHICS: Considers moral questions raised by healthcare and by scientific advances in genetics and medicine, examining how commercial and political considerations affect (and are affected by) such developments. • CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT: Offers an analysis of Catholic Social Thought with a focus on the past 100 years. It examines both official documents of the Church (encyclicals, letters of bishops conferences, etc) and non-official responses to them by theologians, religious movements and theological currents as they apply to such areas as human rights, political, ideological and concrete historical situations.

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SOUTH AFRICA’S LEADER IN ETHICAL EDUCATION

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For more details, please contact us at [email protected] or phone us on 011 380 9000.

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• Students suitably qualified may register for a DPhil in either Philsophy or Theology. DPhil students may also do a doctorate with an Applied Ethics focus.

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• High quality lecturing in creative small-class formats, with personalised tuition.

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• Limited bursaries are available for qualified students.

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• Satisfactory performance of an Honours degree required. Applicants may also apply through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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• The programme is offered at the St Augustine campus in Victory Park, Johannesburg.

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• The degree is offered part-time, with block-release contact. Each module lasts a week, offered four times a year, accommodating the school calendar.

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• SAQA and DHET registered, accredited by the CHE.

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