APG5081 Public health ethics
Faculty of Arts
APG5081 Public health ethics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
In this unit, you will explore foundational issues in 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, you will examine ethical issues associated with health promotion, “nudge” interventions, theoretical frameworks for public health ethics, and ethical issues surrounding tobacco and obesity control.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Participation45%
- Research taskResearch assignment10%
- Essay45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and critically analyse ethical issues arising in public health practice and policy making;
- 2
Explain and evaluate the ethical frameworks and principles specific to public health practice and policy making;
- 3
Use public health ethics frameworks and principles to arrive at well-argued conclusions about particular dilemmas in public health practice and policy making;
- 4
Critically engage with the public health ethics literature and construct arguments for novel conclusions in relation to that literature.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr John Gardner
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ehsan Shamsi
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5081?
APG5081 has no prerequisites.
When is APG5081 offered?
In 2023, APG5081 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5081?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5081 have an exam?
No. APG5081 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.