HPS 0613 - MORALITY AND MEDICINE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This entry-level survey course will examine bioethical issues that arise in contemporary and historical medical research and practice through the lens of ethics, philosophy of science, and other areas of philosophy. Through readings, lecture and discussions, we will analyze traditional bioethical dilemmas surrounding topics which may include: ethical theory and bioethical principles, the doctor-patient relationship, informed consent and medical decision-making, public health ethics, health policy, medical research, end-of-life care, physician-assisted death, reproduction, biotechnology, healthcare justice and genetics. Students will come away with an approach to analyzing bioethical dilemmas and an understanding of the philosophical problems underlying them. They will learn to read and write in bioethics and philosophy, develop and respond to bioethical arguments, and engage in academic-level discussion of bioethical and philosophical ideas. This course is part of a core sequence leading to certification in the Conceptual Foundations of Medicine Certificate Program and is a companion course to HPS 0612 (Mind and Medicine) but may be taken independently. The course will be of particular interest to pre-medical and pre-health care students.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Phil. Think or Ethics General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Ethical/Policy GE. Req.

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