Graduate Certificate in Bioethics
Course details:
Handbook entry: 3761
Fee & other details: Course Finder entry for 3761
Note: The Graduate Certificate in Bioethics is available to domestic students in on-campus mode and also to students from anywhere in the world through distance education.
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General:
The Graduate Certificate in Bioethics provides suitably qualified people with an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in bioethics. For those who might wish to proceed into the Graduate Diploma in Bioethics, it provides an introduction to theoretical frameworks and current issues in bioethics.
Course Structure:
Students are required to complete two 12 point units. For details of units that can be studied in both on-campus and distance education modes, please see the course Handbook entry.
Course Length:
In both on-campus and distance education modes:
- students studying part-time enrol in one unit per semester and complete the course in one year;
- students studying full-time enrol in two units in a single semester and complete the course in half a year.
Credit Provision:
Students successfully completing a Graduate Certificate in Bioethics with average grades of credit or above can progress to a Graduate Diploma of Bioethics and receive exemptions with credit for the corresponding subjects in the graduate diploma course.