Overview

Throughout Applied and Professional Ethics PGDip from University of Leeds you’ll benefit from teaching that blends insights from industry professionals with the latest in ethical research. With the expert guidance of your tutors, you’ll use the theoretical understanding you gain to respond to social, technological, and political developments as they occur.

Our diverse community includes people from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds. Whether you’re looking for career progression, a change of direction, or knowledge of a new subject area, you’ll receive all the support you need to succeed.

This Applied and Professional Ethics course from University of Leeds is taught through distance learning and can also be studied at MA level. Both of these options are available both full time and part time.

Career opportunities:

Studying applied ethics will allow you to develop transferable skills in research, critical thinking and communication. It will also give you more confidence to handle situations with ethical implications in the workplace.
All of this is good preparation for a range of careers, while it could also benefit you in your current role. In particular, this course gives you scope to develop your career in growing areas such as compliance and corporate social responsibility.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics: Reasons, Motivation, Obligations and Happiness

Professional Issues

Agents and Professional Responsibility

Professional Issues: Privacy and Confidentiality

Professional Issues: Consent and Contracts

Justice: Fairness, Equality and Diversity

Global Environmental Ethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-08 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration Corporate Social Responsibility View 5 other Masters in Corporate Social Responsibility in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Academic or professional experience in a relevant field. We look for your willingness and ability to think clearly and independently, as well as good writing skills, a basic understanding of philosophical ethics and any relevant experiences of ethical issues in practice.
A personal statement in response to the questions asked in the supporting statement section of the application form.

Tuition Fee

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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