APG5729 Clinical ethics
Faculty of Arts
APG5729 Clinical ethics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before APG5729
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After APG5729
No unit lists APG5729 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4729, APG4714, APR5729 also
Overview
This unit focuses initially on three ethical principles used to justify decisions in patient care: autonomy, beneficence, and justice. These principles are then applied to a variety of ethical issues in health care practice, such as the allocation of health care resources, the justifiability of paternalistic interventions, breaches of confidentiality, assisted reproductive technologies, surrogate motherhood, and euthanasia. The role of health professionals is also considered, in relation to issues in family care giving, and conscientious refusals to treat patients.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Forum PostsExercise30%
- Case studyWritten30%
- EssayWritten40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and critically analyse central concepts in clinical ethics;
- 2
Apply those ethical concepts to core issues that arise in healthcare practice;
- 3
Critically evaluate ethical models of health care.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials16 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- 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.
The APG5729 Clinical Ethics moodle site includes readings and notes for each Topic which guide you through their learning for this unit. The Topic notes (pdfs) provide explanations of the topics, theories, and concepts for each Topic, guiding you through the readings, and presenting you with activities to help you engage with these resources and issues.
APG5729 Clinical Ethics is taught using approaches including active learning and enquiry-based learning in online seminar discussions. APG5729 uses teaching materials and online activities to facilitate your understanding of ethical concepts and principles used to justify decisions in patient care, and to help you to critically analyse those concepts and principles.
Learning resources
Required resources
The APG5729 Clinical Ethics moodle site includes Topic readings and notes which guide you through your learning for this unit.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Justin Oakley
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Julian Koplin
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5729?
APG5729 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5729 offered?
In 2027, APG5729 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5729?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5729 have an exam?
No. APG5729 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.