Course code: 1158 + Clayton campus + Full-fee-paying: unit fee $2250; course fee $9000 + International students: unit fee $3875; course fee $15,500 + Attendance not required
This course aims to provide an interdisciplinary education for health care professionals, teachers in the health care field, and others with a general interest in bioethics. It also aims to develop and extend an individual's understanding of the nature of ethical issues in health care.
The course is available to those with:
(a) a degree 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 three years full-time study in an approved tertiary
institution; or
(b) qualifications and experience which in the opinion of the faculty board are a suitable preparation for study in bioethics. One example of what faculty board considers suitable preparation for this course is where candidates have a General Nursing Certificate plus not less than five years of documented professional experience at a senior level, provided that such experience includes some professional writing and research, and that this experience is verified by two references from suitably qualified people.
The course is normally taken part-time over two years by off-campus learning. Full-time admission may be possible in certain cases, such as where an applicant has already completed some formal study in ethics or philosophy.
The Graduate Diploma in Bioethics requires completion of four 12-point units, which are taken in the following sequence:
Note that the Graduate Diploma of Bioethics does not meet the entry requirements for the Master of Bioethics by coursework and that a student who has completed the Graduate Diploma of Bioethics cannot normally proceed to the Master of Bioethics course.
Assessment for each unit is based on a combination of essays and a take-home exam. Students must also keep a journal, in which they complete set activities.
Applicants who have completed relevant units at fourth-year (postgraduate) level may apply for a maximum of 24 points of credit. Credit cannot be obtained for units that were part of a course for which a degree or an award of any kind has been taken out. Those who have completed an ethics unit at an approved tertiary institution may apply for exemption from CHB4101 (Ethics).
Further informationFor more information, contact Dr Justin Oakley, Centre for Human Bioethics, telephone (03) 9905 4277, fax (03) 9905 3279, or email justin.oakley@arts.monash.edu.au. Completed applicationsCompleted applications are to be forwarded to the Coursework Office, Faculty of Arts, PO Box 11A, Monash University, Victoria 3800 by 31 October 2003 to be considered for a first-round offer. |
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