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Bioethics Minor

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Bioethics, it has been remarked, is what angels—disembodied, immortal beings—would not have. The reason is that bioethics concerns issues and problems that arise in virtue of our bodily nature as human beings: issues and problems around conception and birth, health and sickness, and aging and dying, among others. If you are a pre-health, pre-law, pre-med, public health student or simply interested in thinking through complex ethical questions then this minor is a perfect fit for you! The minor will allow you to explore the ethical implications of medical and scientific research and practices and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate challenging bioethical issues.Ìý

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Bioethics is an interdisciplinary minor that bridges multiple disciplines ranging from philosophy and theology, to biology and health sciences. This program equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate complex bioethical issues, to engage public controversies, and to seek further education and even eventual employment in bioethics. Students are invited to consider how science, medicine, philosophy, religion, law, and business intersect. The coursework educates and empowers students to draw from deep intellectual and spiritual traditions in philosophy and theology to approach newly emerging bioethical issues. 

To find out which Bioethics courses are being offered in the current semester, go to the ,Ìýthen:

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  3. Enter BioethicsÌýin the Core/Interdisciplinary Search field
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  • Identify and explain key ethical concepts and theories.
  • Identify and explain key bioethical concepts, theories, and topics.
  • Identify and analyze the ethical issues in a given clinical case and formulate possible resolutions.
  • Recognize and discuss the historical, social, and/or scientific context of health care.

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The complete list of elective course offerings can be found below and in the University Bulletin (upcoming - add link)

Program Director:

  • Dr. DenizÌýHric (Associate Professor of Philosophy)

Advisory Committee:

  • Dr. Tara Jenner-Donaldson (Director of Pre-Health Professions)
  • Dr. Bernard Prusak Ìý(Simley Chair in Business Ethics) Ìý

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The minor requires the completion of 6 courses, 4 of which are chosen from Philosophy (PL) and  Theology & Religious Studies (TRS). Those 4 courses count for the core requirement. The minor requires 2 more courses to be chosen from a wide range of options. 

Choose one:

  • PL 2081 - Ethical Theory*
  • TRS 3530 - Catholic Moral Theology*
  • PJHR 3500 - Social Justice Research*

 

Choose one:

  • PL 2088 - Bioethics*
  • TRS 3583 - Healthcare Ethics*
  • PL 2098 - Special Topic: Philosophy of Medicine* **

 

Chose two:

  • The remaining PL 2081 - Ethical Theory
    OR 
    TRS 3530 - Catholic Moral Theology
  • The remaining PL 2088 - Bioethics
    OR
    TRS 3583 - Healthcare Ethics
    OR
    PJHR 3500: Social Justice Research
  • TRS 3563 - Bioethics
  • PL 2085 - Contemporary Ethical Problems
  • PL 2041 - Philosophy of Science
  • PL 2051 - Feminist Philosophies

 

*Course can only be used to fulfill one minor requirement--it cannot count in multiple categories.

**As a special topic course, the individual semester's section must be petitioned to satisfy minor requirements.

Chose two:

  • BL 2600 - Social Inequality and Disease

  • HS 1137 - History of Medicine in America 

  • HS 1138 - History of Science and the Body in America

  • HS 1239 - Health, Medicine, and Society

  • PO 2210 - Health Care Access in Latin America

  • PPH 2500 - Current Issues in Population and Public Health

  • SC 2730 - Public Health and U.S. Society

  • SC 3250 - Gender, Health, and Medicine

  • SC 3700 - Culture, Environment, and Global Health