Bioethics
Table of units of study: Bioethics
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core units |
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| BETH5101 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 1 |
Part 1 |
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| BETH5000 Critical Concepts in Bioethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5103 Biomedicine and Society |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5102 Philosophy of Medicine |
6 | A A three-year degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field - or by special permission. |
Semester 1 |
| Master's students must complete one of the following units of study: | |||
| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5207 Arts in Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Part 2 |
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| BETH5201 Ethics and Biotechnology |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5202 Human and Animal Research Ethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. N BETH5206 |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | A Honours or equivalent degree, or other appropriate terminal undergraduate degree (such as a three-year nursing degree) in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field-or by special permission. |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5205 Ethics and Mental Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5206 Introduction to Public Health Ethics |
2 | N BETH5203 |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5206 Introduction to Public Health Ethics |
2 | N BETH5203 |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5207 Arts in Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
2 | N BETH5202 |
Semester 2a |
| MMHU6901 War, Health and Medicine |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MMHU6902 Independent Study |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MMHU6910 Ethics, Narrative Competence and Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5500 Advanced Qualitative Health Research |
6 | N QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
| QUAL5005 Introducing Qualitative Health Research |
4 | N PUBH5500 This Unit is primarily aimed at Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Other students are encouraged to consider PUBH5500 instead of this Unit. MPH students who complete PUBH5500 can apply for a waiver for QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
Part 3 |
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| BETH5301 Research Project A |
6 | P Credit average (or higher) in 24 credit points of BETH units of study. C BETH5302 It is recommended, but not required, that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in consecutive semesters, rather than concurrently |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BETH5302 Research Project B |
6 | C BETH5301 Only available to students admitted to the Master of Bioethics degree. BETH5302 must be taken in conjunction with BETH5301. It is recommended, but not required, that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in consecutive semesters, rather than concurrently |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |