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Overview

  The aim of this course is to develop your knowledge and skills in identifying ethical and legal issues in health care policy development by reference to some recurring tensions: balancing individual rights with the goal of achieving healthy populations; the challenges of health care rationing; and addressing the needs of … For more content click the Read More button below. Perhaps more than any other discipline, discussion and collaboration are key to ethical decision making, hence active participation in online forums/class tutorials is a critical aspect of this course. Ethics & Law in Public Health satisfies the compulsory requirement for an ethics and law component in tertiary studies for accreditation by the Royal Australasian College of Healthcare Administrators.  

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the School of Population Health PG Programs or 7312 or 5512 or 9012 (Forensic Mental Health) or 7431 Vision Impairment.
7431 Vision Impairment students will need to have completed at least 18 UOC and have achieved a minimum WAM of 65.

Additional Enrolment Constraints

Other students will need approval from their program authority and the approval of the course convenor.

Delivery

Multimodal - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Please note that the above delivery information is an indication on how this course may be delivered within the year.  Delivery mode(s) for each term can be viewed on other sources such as myUNSW and class timetable site.

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Fees

TypeAmount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)$1165
Domestic Students$4650
International Students$7230

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