Career prospects
The objective of the Master's programme in Applied Ethics is to create and develop ethical reflection and ethical competence, both of which should combine relevant theoretical and practical knowledge, understanding, and evaluation.
More specifically, the aim is to achieve competence in:
- Identifying and analysing moral problems in different social and professional contexts
- Contributing in a sound and responsible manner to public debates on moral issues, and being able to structure and evaluate these debates
- Formulating theory-based policy recommendations and assessments regarding moral issues in specific practices (e.g., health care, law, business, ICT or journalism)
- Organising constructive ethical deliberation in institutional and professional contexts.
In this way, the programme will enhance the quality of applied ethics as an academic field. Furthermore, it will be instrumental in focusing on the ethical aspects of medicine, technology, politics and business and, hence improve the quality of these practices on a European level.
The Master's programme leads both to the acquisition of professional competence and also provides a valuable learning experience in its own right.
- It provides students with a professional competence in applied and professional ethics and
- It develops students' knowledge of and ability for critical reflection on pertinent moral problems in modern society.
The learning outcomes of a Master's course in applied ethics are manifold. Students acquire knowledge of the history of ethics and applied ethics. They also learn about different fields of applied ethics. Furthermore, they learn how to identify a moral issue and they acquire the methodological competence to analyse and solve moral problems. Through thesis work, students learn how to delimit, plan, carry through and present an analysis in applied ethics.
