Bioethics and Research Ethics
Bioethics
This course is particularly well suited for health care professionals and scientists who face complex ethical issues in their working lives. It is also valuable for those involved in the development of public policy and law regarding these issues, as well as for anyone who simply wishes to explore issues of public concern in greater depth.
This course provides an interdisciplinary education that is concerned with the ethical issues raised by medicine and the biomedical sciences. Studies cover questions of life and death, ethical issues in patient care, legal issues in bioethics and ethical issues in professional life.
Master of Bioethics students who have completed at least one semester of the course are eligible to apply for an annual fellowship of $9000 to work during the Australian summer as an intern in the ethics, trade, human rights and health law program at the world health organisation in Geneva.
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Research Ethics
Students participating in this course will develop an ability to recognise, analyse and evaluate ethical arguments; a greater awareness and understanding of ethical considerations and issues relevant to research on humans; an understanding of ethical frameworks and principles with which they can analyse and evaluate issues in research ethics and improved skills in conducting the ethical oversight of research on humans.