HLTH 2230 - Bioethics

This course introduces students to contemporary issues in bioethics, an interdisciplinary field focused on ethical issues in healthcare, health policy, medical practice, medical, and scientific research. Students will engage with ethical theory, case studies, media, and simulations of clinical decision-making in topics such as advanced reproductive technology, research ethics, allocation of human organs for transplantation, consent for human subjects research, and end-of-life treatment, and will hold simulated hearings about patenting human DNA, human cloning, and the enhancement of humans through surgery and pharmaceuticals. 3 credits.