- Duration: 3 Years
- Department: Philosophy and Religious Studies
Introduction
This is a three-year degree programme that exposes students to ethical principles and moral controversies by training professionals who can impartially analyse practical problems and everyday dilemmas, grounded in the literature of ethics applied to various services, such as public, health, business, environment and climate change, civics etc.
Objectives of the Programme
At the end of the programme, graduates shall be able to: a.Perform the basic foundations for reflective thinking, insightful analysis, and balanced evaluation of the matters not only in science and academics but also in various other fields of social and professional life. b.Gain specific skills with opportunities in conflict resolution, institutional ethics monitoring, civic education and mediation, public service institutions, political and social research institutes. c.Acquire the skills of analysing complex issues and suggest resolutions to them and apply philosophical methods to philosophical problems and problems of everyday life.
Career Prospects
a.Entrepreneurial opportunities: Graduates of the programme can establish entrepreneurial prospects in various areas as consultants for cultural and heritage preservation, systems analyst consultant and critic. Graduates from this programme are expected to be self-employed as consultants for issues related to conflict resolution, bioethics, animal ethics and monitoring. b.Employment opportunities: Graduates of the programme can consider employment opportunities in the corporate management sector, international development agencies, high profile charities, heritage studies and tourism, travel and hospitality industries, diplomacy, banking and finance sectors, traditional and digital journalism, mass media, human rights and legal advocacy, policy making and analysis, local development sector, human resource and industrial psychology and the academia. They can be employed as organization ethics officers, disciplinary secretariat, investigation and inquiry officers, systems analysts, technical writers and cultural officers. c.Leadership/Community-based opportunities: Graduates of the programme can also consider leadership roles or community-based roles where they can use their knowledge and skills in cultural and heritage development campaigns or as social campaign experts and analysts for their communities. Graduates have specific skills gained with opportunities in conflict resolution, civic education and mediation, public service institutions, political and social research institutes for the betterment of their communities.