APG5081 · Public health ethics

Overview

In this unit, you will explore foundational issues in public health ethics, which has been one of the fastest growing subdisciplines of bioethics during the 21st century. Following philosophical analysis of the concept and goals of public health, you will examine ethical issues associated with health promotion, “nudge” interventions, theoretical frameworks for public health ethics, and ethical issues surrounding tobacco and obesity control.

Areas of study: Bioethics International relations

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Identify and critically analyse ethical issues arising in public health practice and policy making;
2. Explain and evaluate the ethical frameworks and principles specific to public health practice and policy making;
3. Use public health ethics frameworks and principles to arrive at well-argued conclusions about particular dilemmas in public health practice and policy making;
4. Critically engage with the public health ethics literature and construct arguments for novel conclusions in relation to that literature.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.