13186 (v.4) Government, Society and Public Health Ethics 683
| Area: | School of Public Health |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
311222 (v.1)
HTHM805 Ethics in Public Health Practice
or any previous version
|
| Syllabus: | This unit provides an introduction to the key concepts of public health ethics. It provides an opportunity for students to apply these concepts to a range of public health issues. Students undertake a critical analysis of preventive health interventions by governments or government sponsored agencies. They are introduced to common frameworks for the justification or critique of government intervention in the lives of private citizens. Students also undertake an examination of the extent to which individuals or groups in a society have a responsibility for the health of other members of society. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 061300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
