Course Descriptions
BIOT 5000 Advanced Topics in Bioethics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The seminar involves critical examination of the bioethics literature. The application of various methodologies utilized in contemporary bioethical analysis will be highlighted. It will be of interest to graduate students in medicine, health professions, health law, and philosophy whose thesis topic involves a substantial bioethical component.
FORMAT: Seminar
FORMAT COMMENTS: Seminar, Reading Course
PREREQUISITES: Instructor Permission
BIOT 5001 Research Ethics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This seminar involves critical examination of the research ethics literature, with particular attention to a range of topics including: informed consent; research involving specific groups/communities; risks/limits to allowable risks; emergency room research; and placebo controls. It will be of interest to graduate students in medicine, health professions, health law, and philosophy.
FORMAT: Seminar
PREREQUISITES: Permission of the instructor
BIOT 5002 Health Care Ethics and the Law
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of health law and healthcare ethics and of the relationship between law and ethics. Topics covered in the past years include: informed choice; death and dying; genetics; reproduction; HIV and AIDS; resource allocation; and health research. Each issue is examined in an effort to determine what the law is and what the law ought to be.
CROSS-LISTING: LAW 2115.03
BIOT 5101 Directed Readings in Bioethics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This is an advanced level directed reading course designed for graduate students. Instructors and topics can vary.
PREREQUISITES: Permission of the instructor
BIOT 5102 Directed Readings in Bioethics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This is an advanced level directed reading course designed for graduate students. Instructors and topics can vary.
PREREQUISITES: Permission of the instructor.
BIOT 5801 Topics in Health Care Ethics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
In this course, we will explore some of the current debates among different theoretical perspectives about the proper theoretical groundwork for bioethics and the methodologies associated with these diverse theories. We shall pay particular attention to canonical work in the field, such as the principles approach of Beauchamp and Childress, while examining feminist and other alternatives. We shall consider the ways different theories identify, frame, and reason about ethical questions that arise in the realm of health and healthcare.
FORMAT: Seminar
CROSS-LISTING:
PHIL 5801.03