Biomedical Ethics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course focuses on the theological and ethical issues that arise in the practice of health care. Through the lectures, discussions, and assignments in this course, students will gain a command of Catholic moral principles such as human dignity, the preferential option for the poor, and the common good as they pertain to health care. The course will explore issues related to the beginning and end of life, to health care justice, to moral conflicts in research and health care delivery, and to emerging issues in genetics and biotechnology.