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Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics

Sponsored Cohort only
Not on Offer Mid-year

Summary

This course is not available for international students except in limited cases.tooltip

Domestic Students

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  • Sydney (Strathfield), NSW (sponsored cohorts only) - St Vincents Hospital

Sponsored Cohorts

Strathfield: Available only on a cohort basis - Please contact A/Pro Bernadette Tobin at the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy - North Sydney.

Course Duration

 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Deferment

No deferment available.

Delivery Mode

  • Multi Mode

Commencement Availability

 St Vincents&Mater Health Syd
  • Semester 1 - Applications closed
  • Semester 2 - Not offered Mid-year

Course Costs
  • Average first year fee: $6000 Fee-Paying (indicative only)

Important Note on Fees

All costs are based on current rates. A student's annual fee may vary in accordance with their choice of major and electives. The University reviews fees annually.

Credit Points

40

Course Units (Subjects)

Schedule of Unit (Subject) Offerings

Applying for Admission

Domestic Students

Eligibility

An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
Apply directly to Australian Catholic University.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. graduates with up to three years’ professional experience in business or health care (eg doctors, nurse managers, nurses, mission directors, health care administrators, psychologists, counsellors, social workers, members of ethics committees); or
  2. professionals with five or more years’ relevant experience; or
  3. senior professionals nominated by their employer to undertake the course.

How to Apply

Apply via Direct Application below.

Direct Applications

  

Description

This course will provide students with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the sources and methods of ethical reasoning and the reflective processes that are intrinsic to the study of ethics. No previous study of ethics is presupposed. Students may specialise in health care ethics.

The course will be offered to qualified experienced professionals. It seeks to provide opportunities for a critical and effective interdisciplinary study of practical ethics. The course is particularly designed for people with leadership or educational roles in health and aged care. The course:

  1. aims to equip students to engage in reasoned and well-informed debate on the ethical issues implicit in and arising from their professional work;
  2. considers the range of ethical perspectives and religious traditions that inform ethical decision-making in contemporary Australia;
  3. provides the opportunity for extended research into particular aspects of business ethics, professional ethics and health care that reflect a candidates interest.

Contacts for Future Students

Domestic Students An Australian or New Zealand citizen, or Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa holder