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POL385 Global Ethics

Credits: 15
Semester: 1
Timetable:

Seminar Semester 1: Weeks 2: Monday 9 am - 10 am Semester 1: Weeks 2: Monday 12 pm - 1 pm Semester 1: Weeks 2: Monday 1 pm - 2 pm Semester 1: Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Tuesday 2 pm - 3 pm Semester 1: Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Tuesday 3 pm - 4 pm Semester 1: Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Friday 10 am - 11 am Semester 1: Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Friday 12 pm - 1 pm Semester 1: Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Friday 3 pm - 4 pm Lecture Semester 1: Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Monday 10 am - 11 am

Module Convenor: Prof Kimberly Hutchings
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module examines debates across the field of Global Ethics. It introduces students to frameworks for thinking about global moral questions concerning for example: the global distribution of wealth, the appropriate meaning of human rights in a multi-cultural world, environmental sustainability, migration, development aid, conflict-resolution and transitional justice. Students will be expected to evaluate different approaches to ethical judgment and to apply them to real world dilemmas.

 

Connected course(s): None
Assessment: Item 1: 30% Article Review Item 2: 70% Essay
Level: 6

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