Bioethics Concentration

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Chair: Schneider

This concentration is designed to give students an overview of Catholic medical ethics by experts in the field and provides the opportunity to discuss and appraise complex cases and propose ethical solutions. The organizing framework is the application of The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).

This program is available at either the undergraduate or graduate levels, and can be added on to any existing degree program as an optional concentration.

Concentration Requirements

Courses: 12 Semester Credits

Undergraduate Courses

Students enrolled at the undergraduate level will take the following courses.

HCB 455 - Key Principles in Health Care Ethics 3 Semester Credit(s)
or
PHI 482 - Biomedical Ethics 3 Semester Credit(s)
HCB 465 - Bioethics Across the Lifespan 3 Semester Credit(s)
HCB 470 - Case Studies & Applied Topics 3 Semester Credit(s)
HIS 415 - History of Science & Medicine 3 Semester Credit(s)

Graduate Courses

Students enrolled at the graduate level will take the following courses.

HCB 555 - Key Principles in Health Care Ethic 3 Semester Credit(s)
HCB 565 - Bioethics Across the Lifespan 3 Semester Credit(s)
HCB 570 - Case Studies & Applied Topics 3 Semester Credit(s)
HIS 515 - History of Science & Medicine 3 Semester Credit(s)