Bioethics ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

Bioethics is an interdisciplinary field of study and a set of social and cultural practices. It examines the moral questions raised by developments in biomedicine, biotechnologies and the life sciences. Ethical issues pervade nearly every area of the biological, health care, clinical, social, and behavioral sciences. This course uses a case-based approach to provide an overview of the historical, moral, philosophical, and cultural underpinnings of ethical issues in biological, and medical research practice. Prerequisites: One term of Biology (BIOL).