GradCertPhil(HealthcareEthics)
Credit points
40
Minimum duration
2 years part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Online
Note:
Not offered 2021
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Philosophy (Healthcare Ethics), an applicant must have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline and be either:
a. a graduate with up to three years' professional experience in business or health care (eg doctors, nurse managers, nurses, mission directors, health care administrators, psychologists, counsellors, social workers, members of ethics committees); or
b. a healthcare professional with five or more years relevant experience; or
c. a senior healthcare professional nominated by his or her employer to undertake the course.
Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Philosophy (Healthcare Ethics), a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 10 cp from Core Units (Part A); and
b. 30 cp from Elective Units (Part B).
Part A : Core Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL511 | Philosophy and the Moral Life | 10 |
Part B : Electives
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL508 | Healthcare Ethics and the Law | 10 | |
| PHIL509 | Catholic Healthcare: Ethos and Challenges | 10 | |
| PHIL512 | Clinical Ethics | 10 | |
| PHIL513 | Ethical Perspectives on Mental Illness | 10 | |
| PHIL514 | Healthcare and the Human Person | 10 | |
| PHIL515 | Topics in Bioethics | 10 | |
| PHIL516 | Public Health Ethics | 10 | |
| PHIL517 | Directed Study in Bioethics | 10 |