M.A. in Public Ethics
Ottawa, Canada
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English, French
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* April 1: for International applicants. June 1: for Canadian citizens and permanent residents
Key Summary
The Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Paul University offers the Master of Arts in Public Ethics jointly conferred by the Senates of Saint Paul University and the University of Ottawa under the terms of the federation agreement between them.
The program is based upon course and seminar work, reflection on practical experience, and research in public ethics. The program is designed for students wishing to specialize in public ethics at the graduate level or to prepare themselves for doctoral work; for mid-career professionals wishing to reflect and build on their professional experience and previous studies and who may wish to advance their careers, make career changes or prepare for doctoral studies.
The program is designed to prepare graduates who are public ethics analysts and consultants with competencies in the following:
- To discern the values and ethical concerns involved in particular policy statements or social and political practices and to propose appropriate strategies for taking these values and ethical concerns into consideration in the further formulation of policy statements and establishment of such practices at regional, national and international levels;
- To study more deeply the major ethical questions raised by society;
- To discern the values and the ethical concerns arising from, or involved in, a society defined more and more in terms of information creation and transfer and to propose appropriate strategies for taking these values and ethical concerns into consideration in the further evolution of an information-oriented communication society.
The MA program provides two options:
- Research Paper option: six compulsory courses; four optional courses; Research Paper (EPE6098).
- Thesis option: six compulsory courses; two optional courses; Thesis (EPE6999).
Compulsory Courses (18 units)
- Social Philosophy (3u)
- Main Ethical Theories I (3u)
- Main Ethical Theories II (3u)
- Ethics, Philosophy and Public Policy (3u)
- Seminar in Public Ethics I (3u)
- Seminar in Public Ethics II (3u)
Optional Courses (12 or 6 units)
12 units (Research Paper option) or 6 units (Thesis option) from:
- Ethical Dimensions of Conflict (3u)
- Military and Peacekeeping Ethics (3u)
- Environmental Ethics (3u)
- Ethics and Human Rights (3u)
- Ethics and International Development (3u)
- Ethics and Health Care (3u)
- Ethics, Privacy, and Information (3u)
- Secularism and Public Life (3u)
- Selected Topics in Ethics (3u)
- Directed Readings / Lectures dirigées (3u)
- Research Internship / Stage de recherche (3u)
- Communication Ethics (3u) (UO)
- Democratic Governance (3u) (UO)
- Interethnic Relations: Critical Examination of Theories and Research(3u) (UO)
Research
- Research Paper / Mémoire (Research Paper option)
or
- Master's Thesis / Thèse de maîtrise (Thesis option)
Before being allowed to register for the thesis, students must have had their detailed research plan accepted by a potential supervisor and by the program committee.