PHIL 208 Bioethics

An examination of moral issues that arise in medicine and related fields. Course topics include the right to life, forgoing medical treatment, informed consent, confidentiality, medical experimentation, and reproductive control. Case studies give students practice in making rationally defensible moral judgments in accord with sound moral principles.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Take 1 Philosophical Reasoning course. Take 1 Cultural Diversity course. Take 1 Intermediate Writing course previously or concurrently. Take 1 Integrated Learning course previously or concurrently.

Course Types

ER,PHL

Distribution

ER,PHL

Offered

Annual Spring Semester