Bioethics
Table of units of study: Bioethics
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core units |
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| BETH5101 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Part 1 |
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| BETH5000 Critical Concepts in Bioethics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5103 Biomedicine and Society |
6 |
If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5102 Philosophy of Medicine |
6 |
If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 1 |
| Master students must complete one of the following units of study: | |||
| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society |
6 |
A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5207 Arts in Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Part 2 |
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| BETH5201 Ethics and Biotechnology |
6 |
If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5202 Human and Animal Research Ethics |
6 | N BETH5208 |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 Prerequisites: A three-year undergraduate degree in science; medicine; nursing; allied health sciences; philosophy/ethics; sociology/anthropology; history; or other relevant field; or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BETH5205 Ethics and Mental Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5206 Introduction to Public Health Ethics |
2 | N BETH5203 Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma or Master of Public Health may choose to take BETH5203 (6CP) instead of BETH5206 (2CP). |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5207 Arts in Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
2 | N BETH5202 |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
Assumed knowledge: A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 1 |
| BMRI5001 Hist, Phil and Ethics of Brain and Mind Sci |
6 |
This is a capstone unit of study. |
Semester 2 |
| MMHU6902 Independent Study |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MMHU6910 Ethics, Narrative Competence and Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MMHU6913 Health in World History |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5500 Advanced Qualitative Health Research |
6 | N QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
| QUAL5005 Introducing Qualitative Health Research |
4 | N PUBH5500 This Unit is primarily aimed at Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Other students are encouraged to consider PUBH5500 instead of this Unit. MPH students who complete PUBH5500 can apply for a waiver for QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
Part 3 |
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| BETH5301 Research Project A |
6 | P Credit average (or higher) in 24 credit points of BETH units of study. C BETH5302 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BETH5302 Research Project B |
6 | P Credit average (or higher) in 24 credit points of BETH units of study. C BETH5301 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |