FEMINIST BIOETHICS
Gain an appreciation of the intersection of feminist themes with ethical issues in medicine and public health. Feminist epistemology and care ethics. Applied feminist bioethics topics, including abortion and maternal-fetal medicine. Apply a feminist lens to bioethical theories and topics, and identify and analyze an array of issues that arise from sex and gender.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Medicine MD, Physical Therapy DPT, Physician Assistant MPAS, Genetic Counselor Studies MGCS, or Public Health MPH Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate understanding of the feminist approaches to bioethical theory and topics. Audience: Graduate 2. Critically assess how public health is affected by feminist concerns such as epistemic injustice, sex bias in medicine, and the lack of women in research. Audience: Graduate 3. Clearly and concisely articulate ethical and philosophical issues related to feminist bioethics topics. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify how feminist bioethics concerns intersect with black bioethics concerns. Audience: Graduate 5. Construct clearly and persuasively written arguments in feminist bioethics. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate understanding of the feminist approaches to bioethical theory and topics. Audience: Graduate 2. Critically assess how public health is affected by feminist concerns such as epistemic injustice, sex bias in medicine, and the lack of women in research. Audience: Graduate 3. Clearly and concisely articulate ethical and philosophical issues related to feminist bioethics topics. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify how feminist bioethics concerns intersect with black bioethics concerns. Audience: Graduate 5. Construct clearly and persuasively written arguments in feminist bioethics. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027