bioethics/pg-med-bioethics

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18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Area of Study

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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Managing facultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Campus(es)City (Melbourne)

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

This interdisciplinary area of study covers comparative moral theory, research bioethics in an international setting, quantitative and qualitative research methodology, critical appraisal techniques and relevant law. Particular emphasis is given to ethical issues associated with research in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. Students gain a strong theoretical framework, significant experience with ethics committees and considerable involvement with local organisations concerned with the development of bioethical policy and its implementation.

Units

For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.