UWA PLUS
Bioethics: Life and Death
This micro-credential aims to give students a solid grounding in general ethical theories before considering their application to topics in bioethics. We will discuss a wide range of issues, including (but not limited to) abortion, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce medical resources, triage, paternalistic public health interventions, compulsory vaccination, and so on. Four weeks will be devoted directly to issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upon successful completion, you'll receive:
- Six PD Points, convertible to academic credit for PHIL2001 Bioethics
- A Certificate of Achievement
- A UWA Plus Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials
- Delivery mode
- Online
Start date
Week commencing Monday 22 February, 2021
Applications close
Monday 15 February, 2021
- Duration
- Semester 2 (12 weeks)
- Effort
- 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour tutorial and readings
- Academic Lead
- Dr Lachlan Umbers
- Cost
- $1,320 inc. GST
- Critical information summary
- PHILM400 – Critical information summary [PDF, 43KB]
What you'll learn
Understand key ethical theories.
Apply key ethical theories to contemporary controversies in bioethics.
Gain crucial analytical and critical thinking skills.
Why study this course?
- Gain a solid understanding of the most important ethical theories in Western thought.
- Learn about the contemporary bioethical issues including those relating to abortion, euthanasia and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Develop valuable analytical and critical thinking skills.
How does it work?
50% essay and 50% take-home assessment
What's next after this course?
- Future study
- Completing this unit can count towards an appropriate undergraduate degree.
- Career outcomes
- This course will enhance your professional experience in health, public policy, ethics, and related areas.