GradCertPhil(HealthcareEthics)

Credit points

40

Minimum duration

2 years part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Online

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 2025 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).

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • PHIL511Philosophy and the Moral Life10 CP

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

  • PHIL508Healthcare Ethics and the Law10 CP
  • PHIL509Catholic Healthcare: Ethos and Challenges10 CP
  • PHIL512Clinical Ethics10 CP
  • PHIL513Ethical Perspectives on Mental Illness10 CP
  • PHIL514Healthcare and the Human Person10 CP
  • PHIL515Topics in Bioethics10 CP
  • PHIL516Public Health Ethics10 CP
  • PHIL517Directed Study in Bioethics10 CP

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