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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.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
HLTH407, HLTH434
HLTH434
Carolyn Mason
Domestic fee $1,150.00
International Postgraduate fees
* 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.
For further information see Humanities .