Advanced Topics in Bioethics Credit Hours: 3 Course Description: Course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the major ethical principles and concepts that inform clinical ethics, research ethics involving human subjects, and public health policy through examination of ethical issues that arise in these contexts, including the ethics of emerging technologies, resource distribution, and end-of-life decision-making. Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:Graduate students will be expected to submit a substantial research paper by the end of the course. Student Learning Outcomes By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the basic ideas behind the principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice, as well as how these principles have been variously interpreted. By the end of this course, students will be able to apply these principles to practices in healthcare and/or healthcare research. By the end of this course, students will be able to formulate and critique policies and guidelines for ethical practice in healthcare and/or healthcare research. Topical Outline Topics covered in this course will be drawn from one or more of the following areas: (1) Respect for Autonomy & Informed Consent (2) Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Futility, & Risk (3) Justice in Distribution, Access, and Risk (4) Ethics in Clinical Trials (5) Ethics in Reproductive Medicine (6) Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (7) Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Medicine (8) Ethical Decision-Making at End-of-Life (9) Genetic Engineering Prerequisites: PHIL 3220 or PHIL 3220H or permission of department Level: Graduate Undergraduate
