Postgraduate - UnitAPG4393 - Ethics

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	City (Melbourne) First semester 2012 (Day) Clayton First semester 2012 (Off-campus) Clayton Second semester 2012 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Assoc. Prof. Justin Oakley

Notes

Previously coded CHB4101

Synopsis

This unit aims to provide students with a basic understanding of ethical theory, as a foundation for their studies in bioethics. The unit outlines three main perspectives in normative ethics - Kantianism, Utilitarianism, and Virtue Ethics - and examines several key problems for each of these approaches. The unit also considers certain issues in meta-ethics, such as the question of whether moral judgements must be relative to individuals or cultures, or whether they can be objective.

Assessment

Written work (6000 words): 70%
Exam: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Assoc. Prof. Justin Oakley

Contact hours

One 3 hour seminar per week

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/bioethics/pgrad/units/chb4101.php