PHIL434-26T2 (C) Term Two 2026

Bioethics B

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 April 2026
End Date: Sunday, 31 May 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 May 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 17 May 2026

Description

This course will examine bioethics in theory and practice by looking at practical ethics problems facing health care workers and policy-makers. Topics will include consent and competence, privacy and confidentiality, ethics committees, research ethics, emergency situations, and public health and resource allocation.

Decisions in bioethics rely on the answers to difficult questions about values, moral significance, and how we ought to treat others. This course investigates the foundations that support or challenge positions on bioethical issues. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the concepts and theories that underpin bioethics, and how they relate to problems in health, science, and policy.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

HLTH407, HLTH434

Equivalent Courses

HLTH434

Course Coordinator

Carolyn Mason

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,150.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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  • PHIL434-26T2 (C) Term Two 2026