Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Professional Ethics Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Professional Ethics
The University sets this paper under Scheme I only, so your college may not run it.
Module 1: Introduction Human Values & Professional Ethics
- 1 Morals, Values, professional Values and professional ethics
- 2 Civic Virtue: Respect for Others, Living Peacefully, Caring, Sharing, Honesty, Courage, Valuing Time
- 3 Organizational ethics, rights and Duties, Ethical Dilemma at work place
Module 2: Ethics in Profession
- 1 Media Ethics -Truth and Objectivity in Journalism; Ethics in Social Media, Ethics in Advertising
- 2 Medical Ethics - Doctor-Patient Relationship, Informed Consent and confidentiality
- 3 Case study
Reading List
- 1 Chadwick, Ruth. Professional Ethics. In E. Craig (Ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (London: Routledge. 1998)
- 2 Frey, R.G. and Wellman, Christopher Heath (ed.) : A Companion to Applied Ethics, (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2008)
- 3 Fullerton, G.S. Introduction to Philosophy, (Andrews UK Limited, Luton, 2012)
- 4 Joshi, H.M. Traditional and Contemporary Ethics: Western and Indian. (Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Delhi, 2002)
- 5 Lillie, William. An Introduction to Ethics. (Methuen, London, 1966)
- 6 Singer, Peter. Practical Ethics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1990.
- 7 Sinha, Jadunath. Manual of Ethics, New Central Book Agency (P) Limited, Calcutta,1998
- 8 Naagarazan. R.S. Professional Ethics and Human Values. New Age International (P) Limited, Publishers, New Delhi, 2006
- 9 Tandon, Nirmala. Contemporary Indian Ethics, English Edition Publishers, Mumbai, 2003
- 10 Titus, Harold. Ethics Today, Eurasia Publishing house Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1966