Course code: 0122 + Off-campus (Clayton) + Australian and New Zealand citizens (and permanent residents): Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place contributions apply + International students: unit fee (for 12-point units) $4500; course fee $18,000 full-time (per annum) (2005) + Attendance not required
The course aims to give students 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, eg 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), eg 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.
Applicants who have completed relevant units at fifth-year (postgraduate masters) level with grades of distinction or above may apply for a maximum of 24 points 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 CHB5101 (Ethics).
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 Master of Bioethics by coursework requires completion of two 12-point core units and two 12-point electives (a total of 48 points).
(CHB5101 Ethics is normally taken in the first semester of the course, while CHB5206 is normally taken in the final semester of the course).
To qualify for the degree of Master of Bioethics at Monash University, students will need to achieve a grade of credit (60 C) or above in all units.
Assessment for each unit, 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.
For more information, contact Dr Justin Oakley, Centre for Human Bioethics, telephone +61 3 9905 4277, fax +61 3 9905 3279, or email justin.oakley@arts.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Arts
Coursework Office, Faculty of Arts, Building 11, Monash University, Victoria
3800, Australia, by
12 November 2004 to be considered for a first-round
offer.
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