Postgraduate Units offered by the Centre for Human Bioethics
Distance Education Program
All of the following units are offered in both Semester 1 and Semester 2, 2012.
Note that, in a given semester, when a unit is offered on-campus as well as in distance education mode, distance education students are most welcome to participate in classes where feasible. Please see the on-campus timetable below.
Note also that APG5733 Health Care Ethics is of 6 credit points only.
| Units | Co-ordinator |
| APG4393 / APG5393 Ethics (formerly CHB4101 / CHB5101) |
A/Prof. Justin Oakley |
| APG4394 / APG5394 Questions of Life and Death (formerly coded CHB4102 / CHB5102, and in 2011, titled GeneEthics) |
Dr Deborah Zion |
| APG4714 / APG5729 Clinical Ethics / APG5733 Health Care Ethics (formerly CHB4203 Ethical Issues in Patient Care; CHB5203 Health Care Ethics: Principles and Practice; CHB5233 Principles of Health Care Ethics) |
A/Prof. Justin Oakley |
| APG4715 / APG5730 Bioethics, Public Policy, and the Law (formerly CHB4204 Legal Issues in Bioethics; CHB5204) |
Dr Peter Douglas |
| APG4716 / APG5731 Bioethics Supervised Research Paper (formerly CHB4215 / CHB5206) |
A/Prof. Justin Oakley |
On-campus Program
Timetable for Semester 1, 2012 ...
APG4393 / APG5393 Ethics
(formerly CHB4101 / CHB5101)
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Justin Oakley
Date: Tuesdays 5-8 pm
Venue: Monash City Conference Centre, 30 Collins St., Melbourne
Commencing: 28th Februrary
APG4394 / APG5394 Questions of Life and Death
(formerly coded CHB4102 / CHB5102, and in 2011, titled GeneEthics)
Lecturer: Dr Deborah Zion
Date: Wednesdays 5-7.30 pm
Venue: Monash City Conference Centre, 30 Collins St., Melbourne
Commencing: 29th February
APG4716 / APG5731 Bioethics Supervised Research Paper
(formerly CHB4215 / CHB5206)
Co-ordinator: Assoc. Prof. Justin Oakley
Dates: Regular meetings with supervisor to be arranged.
Timetable for Semester 2, 2012 ...
APG4715 / APG5730 Bioethics, Public Policy, and the Law
(formerly CHB4204 Legal Issues in Bioethics; CHB5204)
Lecturer: Dr Catherine Mills
Dates: To be held over four full days during semester: Monday 23rd July, Monday 13th August, Monday 3rd Sept. and Monday 1st Oct.
Venue: Monash City Conference Centre, 30 Collins St., Melbourne
APG4717 / APG5617 Human Research Ethics
(formerly CHB4300)
Lecturer: Dr Michael Selgelid
Dates: To be held over two intensive weekends. Dates to be advised.
Venue: Caulfield Campus.
APG4716 / APG5731 Bioethics Supervised Research Paper
(formerly CHB4215 / CHB5206)
Co-ordinator: tba
Dates: Regular meetings with supervisor to be arranged.
Units not offered in 2012 ...
APG5732 Ethical Issues in Professional Life (formerly CHB5207)
APG5735 Ethical Issues in Legal and Professional Life (formerly CHB5288).