2011-2012 Course Catalog

Required for the minor in biomedical ethics

  1. Completion of the following core courses:
    1. Biomedical Ethics 120/Philosophy 120: Introduction to Biomedical Ethics
    2. Biology 110: Principles of Biology, Biology 103: Biotechnology and Society, or Anthropology 140: Biological Anthropology
    3. Biomedical Ethics 290/Economics 290: The Economics of Medical Care or Biomedical Ethics 495/Government 495: Health Policy
    4. Psychology 245: Health Psychology or Anthropology 342: Medical Anthropology
    5. Biomedical Ethics 380/Philosophy 380: Ethics of Technology or an approved independent study project on some aspect of biomedical ethics or health policy.
  2. 12 additional units from the courses listed below Independent study projects must be approved by the advisory committee. Possible contexts for projects include a Mielke, Kasel, or Hughes internship (page 65 of the Course Catalog), a tutorial, an independent study course, or a health care-related project in conjunction with an off-campus program.

Courses that fulfill requirement number two