Program Overview

HPSC1900: Bioethics (Advanced)

Unit Details and Rules

The topics covered by HPSC1000 - Bioethics will be treated in more depth, in a special tutorial set aside for Advanced students.

Managing Faculty or University School

• Science

Details

• Study level: Undergraduate
• Academic unit: History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations
• Credit points: 6

Enrolment Rules

• Prerequisites: None
• Corequisites: None
• Prohibitions: HPSC1000
• Assumed knowledge: (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

• LO1. recognise and describe key ethical issues that arise in the biological sciences and in medicine
• LO2. pose critical questions about episodes in science where ethical issues are at stake
• LO3. pose well-defended arguments (both written and verbal) in favour of particular positions in current ethical debates in science
• LO4. evaluate the relative merits of competing ethical arguments and appreciate the complexity of ethical situations
• LO5. critically reflect on how values influence your interactions with the biological sciences and medicine, and your personal responsibilities as a future scientist, clinician, citizen, patient, or consumer of science.

Unit Availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

Session and Location Details

• Session: Semester 1 2025, Semester 1 2026, Semester 1 2020, Semester 1 2021, Semester 1 2022, Semester 1 2023, Semester 1 2024
• Mode of Attendance (MoA): Departmental Permission
• Location: Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney

Important Enrolment Information

• Departmental permission requirements: If you see the ‘Departmental Permission’ tag below a session, it means you need faculty or school approval to enrol. This may be because it’s an advanced unit, clinical placement, offshore unit, internship or there are limited places available.