Comparison in Bioethics, Spanish and American Perspectives on Health, Medicine, and Culture

3 Units

This 3-credit intensive course will include three half days of class at CWRU and roughly eight half days of class and guided activities in the city of Granada, Spain. Taught by CWRU faculty with guest lecturers from UGR (Universidad de Granada), this course offers students a cross-cultural perspective on bioethics in the United States and Spain. It employs film, complemented by readings in bioethics, and medical research, to introduce a number of compelling bioethics issues, including end-of-life, reproductive ethics, human enhancement, biomedical research and organ transplantation. Offered as BETH 315F and BETH 415F . Counts as a CAS Global & Cultural Diversity course. Counts as a Local & Global Engagement course.