APG5081 Public health ethics
Faculty of Arts
APG5081 Public health ethics is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at City (Melbourne) and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- City (Melbourne), Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit provides broad coverage of public health ethics, which has been one of the fastest growing subdisciplines of bioethics during the 21st century. Following philosophical analysis of the concept and goals of public health, it examines ethical issues associated with health promotion, obesity, tobacco, vaccination policy, pandemics and other public health emergencies, global justice and access to medicines, social determinants of health, public health research and surveillance, and 'nudge' interventions.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | City (Melbourne) | Evening |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Critical Commentaries (9 short writing assignments, 500 words each)50%
- Essay (4500 words)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
To obtain familiarity with ethical issues arising in public health practice and policy making;
- 2
To understand the ethical frameworks and principles specific to public health practice and policy making;
- 3
To be able to use public health ethics frameworks and principles to arrive at well-argued conclusions about particular dilemmas in public health practice and policy making;
- 4
To be able to critically engage with the public health ethics literature and construct arguments for novel conclusions in relation to that literature.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Michael Selgelid
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Michael Selgelid
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5081?
APG5081 has no prerequisites.
When is APG5081 offered?
In 2020, APG5081 runs in Semester 2 at City (Melbourne) and Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5081?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5081 have an exam?
No. APG5081 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.