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Course
code: 0122
Clayton campus
Australian and NZ citizens (and permanent residents): HECS fees applicable
Overseas students: subject fee for 12 point subjects $2250; for 8 point
subjects $1500; course fee $9000
Attendance not required
The primary objectives of this course are to enable students completing it to gain: a clear understanding of current philosophical views about the nature of ethics, including the role that reason can play in ethical debates; broad familiarity with the major ethical approaches to decisions about right and wrong; skills that enable them to think critically about key issues in some of the most controversial areas of bioethics, for example life and death decisions in health care, and issues relating to patient autonomy and confidentiality; and the ability to apply what they have learnt to practical questions in bioethics, so as to reach a coherently thought-out decision that can be explained to others and defended in writing.
The
course is available to those with:
(a) a degree, gained with at least a credit average in the final year of
the course, in medicine or any other health science, in law, the biological or
social sciences, or in a branch of the humanities, such as philosophy (or other
degree approved by the faculty board), requiring the equivalent of not less
than four years full-time study in an approved tertiary institution; or
(b) a degree, gained with at least a credit average in the final year of the
course, in any of the fields referred to in (a) requiring the equivalent of not
less than three years full-time study in an approved tertiary institution,
plus not less than three years of documented relevant practical
experience (or equivalent) for example, working as a health care professional
at a senior level in an area in which dealing with ethical problems in health
care was a component of the duties undertaken; or
(c) qualifications and experience which in the opinion of the faculty
board are a suitable preparation for study in bioethics.
The
course is normally taken part time over two years by distance education.
Full-time admission may be possible in certain cases, such as where an
applicant has already completed some formal study in ethics or philosophy.
There are five separate subjects in the Master of Bioethics by coursework,
which are taken in the following sequence:
The last subject, CHB5206, is taken simultaneously with CHB5203 and CHB5204.
Assessment for each subject, except the last, is based on a combination of essays and a take-home exam. Students must also keep a journal, in which they complete set activities.
Those who have completed an ethics subject at an approved tertiary institution may apply for exemption from CHB5101 Ethics.
For more information, contact Dr Justin Oakley, Centre for Human Bioethics, telephone (03) 9905 4277 or fax (03) 9905 3279, email justin.oakley@arts.monash.edu.au
Completed applications are to be forwarded to Dr Justin Oakley, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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