HLSA 3390 Bioethics

This course provides an introduction to the major ethical theories and principles of bioethics. This knowledge will be applied to the analysis of ethical problems that arise in the health-care field. Topics include, for example, health care distribution, health care decision-making, assisted suicide and euthanasia, nonstandard reproduction and reproductive rights, the human genome project and the use of genetic information, and research involving human subjects.

Credits

3

Lecture Hours

3 hours