ATS3873 Philosophical issues in applied ethics
Faculty of Arts
ATS3873 Philosophical issues in applied ethics is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3873
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3873
No unit lists ATS3873 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit examines key philosophical issues and concepts in contemporary applied ethics, focusing on more advanced philosophical discussions in this area. The unit considers issues and concepts in ethical debates about the beginning and the end of life, such as the status of human life, persons, and potential persons, along with acts and omissions, the doctrine of double effect, and personal identity questions raised by advance directives. The unit also investigates conceptual and ethical issues raised by debates about genetic interventions and access to assisted reproduction, such as the nature and moral significance of eugenics, disability, and wrongful life, and notions of parenthood.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
familiarity with key philosophical issues and concepts in contemporary applied ethics
- 2
skills enabling them to critically analyse contemporary debates in applied ethics which depend on such issues and concepts
- 3
the ability to make informed judgments about those ethical and conceptual issues
Workload and teaching
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. 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.
Where it fits
ATS3873 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Justin Oakley
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Justin Oakley
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3873?
ATS3873 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3873 offered?
In 2020, ATS3873 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3873?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3873?
ATS3873 is part of Bioethics and Human rights.