Bioethics

Bioethics is a multidisciplinary field that incorporates a basis in applied moral philosophy with topics around health, medicine, and biotechnology. The ICM in bioethics is aimed at providing students with a strong basis in ethics, especially bioethics, which can then be applied regarding issues of values and politics to all areas of health, medicine, and technology. The microcredential is open to all students, but might be of special interest to those pursuing career paths or future education in medicine or health sciences, public health, biology, social science and humanities based study of health/medicine, philosophy, or bioethics.

Program Learning Outcomes

Develop argumentative and evaluative skills based in moral philosophy and philosophical reasoning
Become familiar with major themes, concepts, and debates within contemporary bioethics
Apply philosophical and bioethics methods and knowledge to issues within medicine, health, and biotechnology

Requirements:

Course Work (9-10 cr)

TWO Core Bioethics/Philosophy Courses (6 cr)

Option A:
PHIL 236 - Medicine and Morality Credit(s): 3 and
PHIL 336 - Topics in Bioethics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
Option B:

PHIL 236 - Medicine and Morality and

one Additional PHIL Course in Ethics, Reasoning or Science from the list below:
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHIL 108 - Critical Thinking Credit(s): 3
PHIL 111 - Introduction to Logic Credit(s): 3
PHIL 130 - Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 131 - Justice & Ethics in Modern America Credit(s): 3
PHIL 201 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 202 - World Religions & Contemporary Issues Credit(s): 3
PHIL 203 - Technology and Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 210 - Philosophy & Social Justice Topics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 *
PHIL 235 - Philosophy of Biology Credit(s): 3
PHIL 362 - Philosophy of Science Credit(s): 3
PHIL 420 - Applied Ethics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 *
PHIL 430 - Ethical Theory Credit(s): 3
* approved topics only
ONE Course in Health, Medicine, or Biotechnology (3-4cr)
ANTH 202 - Nutrition, Disease, and Health Credit(s): 3
ANTH 238 - Ethnomedicine in Latin America and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3 **
ANTH 306 - Human Growth and Development Credit(s): 3 **
ANTH 311 - Language of Healing Credit(s): 3 **
ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues Credit(s): 3 **
ANTH 317 - Human Osteology Credit(s): 3 **
ANTH 319 - Cross-Cultural Politics of Reproduction Credit(s): 3
ANTH 343 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women’s Health Credit(s): 3 **
BIOL 210 - Nutrition Credit(s): 3 **
BIOL 222 - Genetics Credit(s): 3 **
BIOL 271 - Heredity Credit(s): 3 **
BIOL 318 - Health and Developing World Credit(s): 3 **
BIOL 330 - Immunology Credit(s): 3 ** [restricted to BIOL majors]
BIOL 334 - Biology of Cancer Credit(s): 3 ** [restricted to BIOL majors]
BIOL 342 - Parasitology Credit(s): 4 **
BIOL 468 - Biology and Global Health Credit(s): 4 **
ENGL 112 - World Cultures and Values in Literature and Culture: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 427 - Literary Representations of Disability Credit(s): 4 **
HIST 275 - Global History of Sexual Science Credit(s): 4
PSYC 236 - Human Sexual Behavior Credit(s): 3 **
PSYC 260 - Introduction to Psychopathology Credit(s): 3 **
PSYC 268 - Health Psychology Credit(s): 3 **
PSYC 335 - Behavioral Pharmacology Credit(s): 3 **
PSYC 365 - Clinical Psychology Credit(s): 3 **
PSYC 452 - Advanced Research in Psychology: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 *, ** [restricted to PSYC majors]
SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine Credit(s): 3
SOCL 281 - Selected Topics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
SOCL 314 - Illness, Self, and Society Credit(s): 3 **
WGST 201 - Historical and Political Topics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 *
* approved topics only

(**) indicates that the course involves a prerequisite

High Impact Experience

At least one of:
- Directed Study (1-3 cr)
- Capstone Project on relevant topic for one’s major or minor program (3-4 cr)
- Internship (0-3 cr)
- TA for PHIL 236 or PHIL 3xx (1-3 cr)
- Student leadership within relevant student organization, volunteer experience, health professional shadowing experience, employment as a medical professional, etc. (0 cr)
Self-Reflective Element
- Self-reflective element may be built into the HIE
Or
- Independent self-reflective essay is completed and submitted to the coordinator (Guided by Google Form or Short Brightspace Module)