Monash Arts Undergraduate Guide 2016

How can arts graduates play a
role in responding to global issues?
The Monash Centre for Human Bioethics, Australia’s only
World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre
for Bioethics, helped formulate the response to the Ebola
crisis in West Africa. Pressing issues such as the use
and scientific study of untested treatments and vaccines
during the epidemic were referred to the WHO’s bioethical
advisers. The Bioethics Centre’s expertise and insight helps
WHO formulate public health policies and practices that are
not only effective, but also sensitive to questions of human
rights and justice.
It is vital, practical interventions such as this that show
the real value of arts at Monash. They address urgent
questions and draw on expertise from across the
humanities and social sciences: historians might contribute
expert knowledge on colonialism; political scientists can
illuminate ethically difficult questions of resource allocation;
and language or communications experts ensure vital
messages are heard.
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