Health Ethics, Law and Governance
PostgraduateTAS-BAA7532025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $3,085
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Health Ethics, Law and Governance
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Appraise health ethics and law requirements and formulate strategies to address these from a management perspective.
- Evaluate governance structures, policies and processes with a comparative view of other jurisdictions.
- Compare health ethics and law requirements, in national and international contexts, to provide accessible and equitable services.
- Assess the role of governance for strategic objectives in health e.g. cost-effectiveness, quality and safety in care delivery through performance, collaboration and openness.
- Summarise the social and ethical considerations when managing health organisations.
- Module 1: Understanding ethics, law and governance for effective healthcare organisations
- Module 2: Knowing the basics: the requirements, expectations and implications of healthcare legislation
- Module 3: Governance: addressing competing influences and demands
- Module 4: Individual accountability: regulating health professionals
- Module 5: Working with the rights and involvement of patients and the community
- Module 6: Delivering healthcare: the practice of ethics, law and governance
This subject provides students an opportunity to examine the link between ethics, legislation and governance. The subject will investigate the need for ethics to inform legislation, the translation of that legislation into policy, and how policy is enacted through governance. The subject presents the fundamentals of health sector governance in a cross-disciplinary way by integrating legal, management, administration, social cultural and financial issues and policy perspectives. The ethical principles germane to clinical practice, research, and quality improvement processes will also be covered. Current issues will be assessed including debates associated with end of life care, fertility, rationing of resources, regulation of clinical practices and risk management. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.
- Presentation (20%)
- Essay (40%)
- Field Notes/Report (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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