ONLINE DIPLOMA IN COMPARATIVE AND APPLIED ETHICS
Rationale for the Course: Ethics is a fundamentallyimportant aspect of personal and social life. Human beings are endowed with the ability to make practical judgements and decisions concerning realities which transcend the natural or factual order of existence. Such decisions are based on various factors such as inclination, education, insight, convention, influence, conviction and argumentation. The academic field of ethics has traditionally been hosted by the larger discipline of Philosophy, especially in higher educational institutions. However, ethics—especially applied ethics—has gained prominence in various professional fields such as health care, business, law, scientific research and public policy. The course is designed to facilitate knowledge in boththeoretical and practical aspect of ethics.
Department: Inter-Religious Studies [DIRS]
Conceived and Designed by Dr. Keith D’Souza & Dr. Conrad Pesso
Coordinator: Ms. Shilpa Chheda [Heras Institute], assisted by a DIRS student team.
Participants: Xavier’s students, non-Xavier’s students, professionals, general public and (retired) senior citizens [from all over the country and beyond]
Duration: August to September and November to January [Weekly four contact hours – Monday and Thursday, from 5.00 to7.00 p.m.]
Contact hours: 64 contact hours for the Diploma
Eligibility: Higher Secondary School Certificate; good knowledge of English (as some reference material will require good language comprehension)
Fee Structure:
a. For the Diploma Course (64 contact hours)
For Indian participants:
b. For foreign participants: 800 euros / 960 dollars
Modules and Units:
Part One:COMPARATIVEAND NORMATIVE ETHICS
Module One: Philosophical and Religious Ethics
Unit One (8contact hours): Philosophical Ethics
Unit Two(8contact hours):Religious Ethics
Module Two: Social and Cultural Ethics
Unit Three (8contact hours):Social Ethics
Unit Four (8contact hours):Cultural Ethics
Part Two: APPLIED ETHICS
Module One: Ethics of Science and Bioethics
Unit One (8contact hours):Ethics of Science and Technology
Unit Two (8contact hours):Bioethics
Module Two: Legal, Political and Economic Ethics
Unit One (8contact hours):Legal Ethics
Unit Two (8contact hours):Political and Economic Ethics
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