RELG 249OC - Medical Ethics

FC ARHU

4 credits
This course offers an analysis of selected issues in medical ethics and the methods of ethical reasoning used to study these issues, focusing on attendant religious, moral, and legal questions. The orientation of the course is clinical, with case studies used throughout. Topics to be addressed include issues such as death and dying, privacy and informed consent, organ procurement and transplantation, and global infectious diseases. Special attention will be given to emerging technologies such as genetic testing and manipulation, embryo modification, and cloning, as well as ways advances in genetics may impact other issues. Field trips required. This course is part of the “It’s in our DNA: The Power, Promise, and Perils of Genetic Technology” StudiOC learning community.
Does this course require off campus field trips? Yes