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1621 (v.5) Health Ethics 188


 

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Nature of ethical issues and ethical reasoning, relationship of ethics to public policy, ethical dilemmas in current and proposed health policy. The right to medical care and the rights of patients, personal rights versus community protection. Death and dying, human experimentation, genetics, behaviour control, abortion, freedom, informed consent, sanctity of life, truth telling, ethics and legal sanctions.
 

Field of Education:

 61300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Categorised  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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